Demographic Characteristics of the Studied Populations
| Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | HbSS With Infectiona n=12 | HbSSb n=10 | HbASc n=10 | HbAAd n=11 | P Value |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 20.33 ± 3.58 | 21.10 ± 2.31 | 26.00 ± 2.89 | 27.27 ± 1.70 | 0.106 |
| Age ratio: <18 years:≥18 years | 6:6 | 5:5 | 1:9 | 0:11 | 0.011 |
| Sex ratio: male:female | 1:11 | 4:6 | 5:5 | 8:3 | 0.018 |
↵aHbSS with infection, subjects with homozygous sickle cell disease and with urinary tract infection.
↵bHbSS, subjects with homozygous sickle cell disease and without urinary tract infection.
↵cHbAS, heterozygous subjects without urinary tract infection.
↵dHbAA, subjects without sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait and without urinary tract infection.