Age, years | 6.62 ± 0.71 | 7.63 ± 1.01 |
Plasma retinol, μg/dL | 49.8 ± 4.90 | 68.1 ± 5.1a |
Weight, kg | 25.78 ± 2.65 | 25.64 ± 3.26 |
Weight percentile | 34.05 ± 5.59 | 39.7 ± 6.60 |
Height, cm | 121.32 ± 4.76 | 119.86 ± 7.27 |
Height percentile | 35.76 ± 5.95 | 41.66 ± 6.65 |
Pain crises | 0.72 ± 0.16 | 1.00 ± 0.38 |
Units of blood | 0.91 ± 0.37 | 1.41 ± 0.49 |
Infections | 0.66 ± 0.16 | 0.50 ± 0.18 |
Hospitalizations | 1.43 ± 0.33 | 1.57 ± 0.47 |
Hematocrit, % | 26.98 ± 0.93 | 28.48 ± 0.87 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 8.58 ± 0.32 | 9.00 ± 0.36 |
White blood cells × 106/mL | 13.30 ± 0.84 | 11.72 ± 1.06 |
C-reactive protein, mg/L | 8.85 ± 0.39 | 4.444 ± 1.2 |
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, g/L | 0.689 ± 0.06 | 0.689 ± 0.05 |
Retinol binding protein, mg/L | 21.02 ± 1.52 | 21.63 ± 1.64 |
Tumor necrosis factor alpha, pg/mL | 59.4 ± 17.89 | 32.55 ± 14.04 |
Inflammation score | 0.412 ± 0.12 | 0.36 ± 0.098 |
Health scoreb | 3.82 ± 0.65 | 4.35 ± 1.05 |