Research Article
Frequency of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Palestine
Table 1
SCD patients’ demographic and transfusion characteristics in Palestine.
| | Variable | SCD alloimmunized | SCD nonimmunized | Total | P-value |
| | n (%) | 9 (7.76%) | 107 (92.24%) | 116 (100) | - - |
| | Age (years), (Mean ± SD) | 24.0 ± 10.99 | 18.4 ± 9.66 | - - | - - |
| | Number of transfused units, (Mean ± SD) | 53.3 ± 22.2 | 27.7 ± 17.6 | 29.7 ± 19.1 | 0.019 (S) |
| | Sex, n (%): | | | | 0.73 (NS) | | Male | 4 (6.3) | 59 (93.7) | 63 (100) | | | Female | 5 (9.4) | 48 (90.6) | 53 (100) | |
| | Age distribution in years, n (%): | | | | 0.001 (S) | | Child (< 14) | 1 (1.4%) | 72 (98.6%) | 73 (100%) | | | Adult (> 14) | 8 (18.6) | 35 (81.4) | 43 (100%) | |
| | Type of hemoglobin, n (%): | | | | 0.73 (NS) | | HbSS | 4 (6.45) | 58 (93.55) | 62 (100) | | | S/B-thal | 5 (9.26) | 49 (90.74) | 54 (100) | |
| | Splenomegaly, n (%): | | | | 0.009 (S) | | Yes | 7 (28) | 18 (72) | 25 (100) | | | No | 2 (2.2) | 89 (97.8) | 91 (100) | |
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