Table 1.

Demographics of study population grouped by first HPV B19 results




Total population

Cohort A*

Cohort B

P
Total, n   633   187   446   
SCD type, n (%)     
    SCD-SS   409 (64.6)   117 (62.5)   292 (65.4)   
    SCD-SC   145 (22.9)   43 (23.0)   102 (22.9)   
    SCD-Sβ+  58 (9.2)   19 (10.3)   39 (8.7)   
    SCD-Sβ°   18 (2.8)   7 (3.7)   11 (2.5)   
    SCD-other   3 (0.5)   1 (0.5)   2 (0.5)   
Male sex, n (%)   335 (52.9)   88 (47.1)   247 (55.4)   NS  
Median age at first HPV B19 test, y (range)   7.3 (0.9-21.7)   11.2 (1.1-21.7)   5.4 (0.9-20.9)   < .001  
Chronic therapy, n (%)  91 (14.4)   13 (6.9)   78 (17.5)   < .001  
    Transfusion   57   8   49   
    Hydroxyurea   34   5   29   
Sibling with SCD, n (%)
 
147 (23.2)
 
47 (25.1)
 
100 (22.4)
 
NS
 



Total population

Cohort A*

Cohort B

P
Total, n   633   187   446   
SCD type, n (%)     
    SCD-SS   409 (64.6)   117 (62.5)   292 (65.4)   
    SCD-SC   145 (22.9)   43 (23.0)   102 (22.9)   
    SCD-Sβ+  58 (9.2)   19 (10.3)   39 (8.7)   
    SCD-Sβ°   18 (2.8)   7 (3.7)   11 (2.5)   
    SCD-other   3 (0.5)   1 (0.5)   2 (0.5)   
Male sex, n (%)   335 (52.9)   88 (47.1)   247 (55.4)   NS  
Median age at first HPV B19 test, y (range)   7.3 (0.9-21.7)   11.2 (1.1-21.7)   5.4 (0.9-20.9)   < .001  
Chronic therapy, n (%)  91 (14.4)   13 (6.9)   78 (17.5)   < .001  
    Transfusion   57   8   49   
    Hydroxyurea   34   5   29   
Sibling with SCD, n (%)
 
147 (23.2)
 
47 (25.1)
 
100 (22.4)
 
NS
 

HPV B19 indicates human parvovirus B19; SCD, sickle cell disease; NS, not significant.

*

Children with positive IgG and negative IgM for HPV B19 at first testing.

Children with positive IgM or negative IgM and IgG at first testing.

P represents comparisons between cohorts A and B.

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