Research Article

Changes in Blood Profile from Steady State in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia Admitted for Vaso-occlusive Crisis and Acute Chest Syndrome

Table 2

Risk factors for two or more lifetime ACS admissions.

>3 VOC in the past 12 monthsAbnormal sleep studyAsthmaSplenectomy

>2 lifetime ACS episodes (n = 18)7 (38.9%)9 (50.0%)13 (72.2%)6 (18.5%)
0-1 lifetime ACS (n = 27)1 (3.8%)6 (22.2%)15 (55.6%)6 (33.3%)
value0.0030.0530.2080.257

Bonferroni corrected . Bonferroni corrected .