Associated Factors of Cholelithiasis among Younger Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the National Reference Center for Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville, Congo
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of sickle cell children with and without cholelithiasis and their relationship to cholelithiasis at the National Reference Center for Sickle Cell Disease.
Characteristics
Cholelithiasis
Without cholelithiasis
OR
IC 95%
n
(%)
n
(%)
Gender
Female
22
59.4
31
41.9
Male
15
40.6
43
58.1
Socioeconomic status
Low
31
83.78
34
45.95
2.38
1.46–3.89
≤0.001
Middle
6
16.22
40
54.05
0.07
0.01–0.52
High
0
—
0
—
Diet
High in fat
3
8.11
0
0
0.9
0.79–1.03
0.12
Low in fiber
23
62.16
11
14.86
6.82
0.71–27.18
≤0.001
Body mass index
Normal
28
75.68
42
56.76
Underweight
6
12.22
17
22.97
0.99
0.83–1.97
Overweight
0
0.00
1
1.35
1.14
0.17–7.40
0.89
Annual frequency of VOC in the last 3 years
Mean (min-max)
5.43 ± 1.32 (0–20)
5.39 ± 1.20 (0–10)
0–3
15
40.54
20
27.03
0.85
0.60–1.20
0.35
4 and more
22
59.46
54
72.97
1.59
0.58–4.30
Annual frequency of hospitalization for VOC in the last 3 years
