Table 5.

Cumulative event numbers and rates during a 2-year patient follow-up of 4 age groups



Age at inclusion, y
Type of event
Younger than 2 (n = 10)
2 to 5 (n = 28)
6 to 9 (n = 28)
10 to 19 (n = 26)
Hospitalizations, no.     
    No.   32   63   113   47  
    Rate/100 patients-years   160   112   226   90  
Hospitalizations, d     
    No.   224*  296   406   261  
    Rate/100 patients-years   1120   529   812   502  
Vaso-occlusive crisis, 2 or more than 2/y     
    No.   2   10   9   10  
    Rate/100 patients-years   10   18   18   19  
Acute chest syndrome     
    No.   0   1   2   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   0   1.8   4   0  
Cerebrovascular event     
    No.   1   0   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   0  
Bone necrosis/dactylitis     
    No.   1   0   0   1  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   1.9  
Death     
    No.   1   0   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   0  
Severe anemia     
    No.   5   2   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years
 
25
 
3.6
 
0
 
0
 


Age at inclusion, y
Type of event
Younger than 2 (n = 10)
2 to 5 (n = 28)
6 to 9 (n = 28)
10 to 19 (n = 26)
Hospitalizations, no.     
    No.   32   63   113   47  
    Rate/100 patients-years   160   112   226   90  
Hospitalizations, d     
    No.   224*  296   406   261  
    Rate/100 patients-years   1120   529   812   502  
Vaso-occlusive crisis, 2 or more than 2/y     
    No.   2   10   9   10  
    Rate/100 patients-years   10   18   18   19  
Acute chest syndrome     
    No.   0   1   2   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   0   1.8   4   0  
Cerebrovascular event     
    No.   1   0   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   0  
Bone necrosis/dactylitis     
    No.   1   0   0   1  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   1.9  
Death     
    No.   1   0   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years   5   0   0   0  
Severe anemia     
    No.   5   2   0   0  
    Rate/100 patients-years
 
25
 
3.6
 
0
 
0
 
*

One child with recurrent splenic sequestrations accounted for 156 days.

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