Research Article

Laboratory Biomarkers, Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity, and Intellectual Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

N (%)Mean (SD)Range

Gender
 Male20 (53)
 Female18 (47)
Age (years)7.19 (1.61)4–11
Maternal education (years)13.25 (1.93)11–18
SB-V
 ABIQ (standard score)91.79 (11.97)70–115
 Nonverbal (scaled score)8.63 (2.57)3–13
 Verbal (scaled score)8.63 (2.64)3–14
Hydroxyurea (yes)10 (26)
MRI (yes)12 (32)
TCD (cm/sec)
 Highest value131 (22)92–178
 Right MCA123 (25)82–178
 Left MCA125 (22)68–175
 Right ACA54 (12)30–91
 Left ACA55 (14)33–88
 Right DICA95 (16)72–153
 Left DICA96 (20)71–154
 Right PCA62 (13)42–94
 Left PCA64 (14)39–96
Hgb (g/dL)8.25 (1.00)6.30–11.00
HbF (%)11.88 (6.81)1.40–28.90
WBC (103/μL)11.06 (3.02)6.50–19.10
CRP (ng/ml)1417 (1423)236–5866
ANC (103/μL)5.15 (3.04)1.10–14.80
LDH (U/L)584 (164)279–972
Reticulocyte (%)10.10 (4.72)2.80–23.00
Bilirubin (mg/dL)2.87 (1.89)1.00–10.80
AST (U/L)46.64 (12.58)25.00–72.00
EPO100 (91)27–485
TF (pg/ml)248 (111)78–549
TAT (ng/ml)78.60 (133.72)0.10–500.00
sVCAM-1 (ng/ml)1566 (596)838–4214
11-dTXB2 (pg/ml)4556 (2687)285–10000
Platelet count (103/μL)428 (114)152–705

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