Clinical Study

Integrating Interactive Web-Based Technology to Assess Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

Table 1

Patient demographics.

N (%)Mean (SD)

Hemoglobin type
  HbSS34 (79.0)
  HbSC4 (9.3)
  Hb+Thal2 (4.7)
  Other3 (7.0)
Gender
  Male17 (39.5)
  Female26 (60.5)
Age12.81 (3.98)
Race
  African-American43 (100)
Grade in school, median6th
Primary caregiver
  Mother36 (83.7)
  Father3 (7.0)
  Other relative4 (9.3)
Highest grade completed by caregiver
  High school15 (34.9)
  Some college14 (32.6)
  College degree13 (30.2)
  Grad school1 (2.3)
Family income
  <$10,00014 (33.3)
  $10,000–20,0004 (9.5)
  $21,000–30,0006 (14.3)
  $31,000–50,0005 (11.9)
  >$51,000 13 (31.0)