Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 89 individuals with SCDIC

Characteristic
Sex: female 54 (60.67%) 
Age 30.64 (7.97) 
Marital status  
Married 10 (11.24%) 
Never married 68 (76.40%) 
Other 11 (12.36%) 
Education  
Less than high school 10 (11.24%) 
High school 16 (17.98%) 
Some college 36 (40.45%) 
College 17 (19.10%) 
Graduate school 10 (11.24%) 
Employment  
Working now 38 (42.70%) 
Disabled 24 (26.97%) 
Student 14 (15.73%) 
Other 13 (14.61%) 
Genotype  
Hb SS or sickle cell anemia 61 (68.54%) 
Hb SC disease 20 (22.47%) 
Hb S β0 thalassemia 5 (5.62%) 
Hb S β+ thalassemia 3 (3.37%) 
Sickle cell attacks in last 12 months  
10 (11.63%) 
8 (9.30%) 
12 (13.95%) 
10 (11.63%) 
4 or more 46 (53.49%) 
Sickle cell disease severity 1.03 (0.91) 
Current hydroxyurea use 52 (60.47%) 
Characteristic
Sex: female 54 (60.67%) 
Age 30.64 (7.97) 
Marital status  
Married 10 (11.24%) 
Never married 68 (76.40%) 
Other 11 (12.36%) 
Education  
Less than high school 10 (11.24%) 
High school 16 (17.98%) 
Some college 36 (40.45%) 
College 17 (19.10%) 
Graduate school 10 (11.24%) 
Employment  
Working now 38 (42.70%) 
Disabled 24 (26.97%) 
Student 14 (15.73%) 
Other 13 (14.61%) 
Genotype  
Hb SS or sickle cell anemia 61 (68.54%) 
Hb SC disease 20 (22.47%) 
Hb S β0 thalassemia 5 (5.62%) 
Hb S β+ thalassemia 3 (3.37%) 
Sickle cell attacks in last 12 months  
10 (11.63%) 
8 (9.30%) 
12 (13.95%) 
10 (11.63%) 
4 or more 46 (53.49%) 
Sickle cell disease severity 1.03 (0.91) 
Current hydroxyurea use 52 (60.47%) 

The n-sizes and percentages are presented for categorical characteristics. Means and standard deviations are presented for continuous characteristics.

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