Table 2 Serum Ferritin level-based characteristics of SCA children
Serum ferritin | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
< 500 ng/ml (n = 55) | ≥ 500 ng/ml (n = 15) | ||
male, % | 31(57) | 8(53) | 0.976* |
Age < 5 years, % | 10(18) | 5(33) | 0.286* |
HU, % | 26(48) | 10(67) | 0.247* |
Major VOC ≥ 2/an, % | 6(11) | 3(20) | 0.391* |
Transfusions > 3/year, % | 24(44) | 11(73) | 0.078* |
Hct, % | 22.4 (20.7–24.8) | 22.4 (19.0–28.1) | 0.903 |
Platelets ×103 /mm3 | 387 (293–472) | 288 (172–427) | 0.239 |
WBC, ×103 élts/mm3 | 11.5 (8.4–14.6) | 9.9 (7.2–17.6) | 0.951 |
Reticulocytes, % | 11.9 (8.0–17.0) | 13.0 (9.5–23.3) | 0.964 |
CRP, mg/l | 3.4 (2.0–4.8) | 3.8 (2.3–8.5) | 0.764 |
CRP ≥ 6 mg/l, % | 7(13) | 4(29) | 0.233* |
CRP ≥ 12 mg/l, % | 3(5) | 2(13) | 0.290* |
Indirect Bilirubin, mg/dl | 1.9 (1.0–3.6) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 0.547 |
LDH, UI/l | 568 (424–771) | 488 (320–782) | 0.559 |
Free plasma Hb, mg/l | 183 (123–282) | 130 (107–205) | 0.479 |
Serum iron, μmol/l | 16.1 (12.4–19.5) | 16.8 (14.9–19.9) | 0.849 |