Table 1.

Demographic Variables and Mean Indicators of Nutritional Status, Hematologic Measurements, and Acute Phase Proteins as a Function of Hemoglobin Genotype

HbSS/HbSβ° GenotypesHbSC Genotype
SubgroupSubgroup
Variable/Indicatorn=63n=27
Boys: Girls34:2916:11
Age, years8.28 ± 0.53a6.46 ± 0.86b
Weight percentile33.75 ± 3.70b63.41 ± 6.87a
Weight Z-score–0.52 ± 0.14b0.45 ± 0.10a
Height percentile38.05 ± 4.17b68.73 ± 6.75a
Height Z-score–0.37 ± 0.15b0.92 ± 0.24a
White blood cells × 106/mL12.38 ± 0.68a9.49 ± 0.78b
Hemoglobin, g/dL8.27 ± 0.18b11.11 ± 0.26a
Hematocrit, %26.22 ± 0.60b32.39 ± 0.49a
Albumin, g/L41.54 ± 0.9838.99 ± 1.45
Prealbumin, mg/L133.73 ± 7.16b160.72 ± 12.65a
Transferrin, g/L2.36 ± 0.072.52 ± 0.13
Retinol binding protein, mg/L18.70 ± 0.95b25.82 ± 1.93a
α1-acid-glycoprotein, g/L0.66 ± 0.030.73 ± 0.04
C-reactive protein, mg/L5.87 ± 1.522.35 ± 1.01
Ceruloplasmin, mg/L495.50 ± 18.35478.00 ± 29.00
  • Notes: Data are presented as means ± standard error of the mean. For each measurement, means of both groups with different superscript letters are statistically different: a>b; P<0.05.