Blood Transfusion Frequency and Indications in Yemeni Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Table 1

Distribution of transfused children and transfusion episodes by age and sex.

Variable	Children (n = 169)		Transfusion episodes (n = 275)		Rate/patient
	n	%	n	(%)
Age (year)
<1	9	5.3	12	(4.4)	1.3
1–5	69	40.8	105	(38.2)	1.5
6–10	50	29.6	88	(32.0)	1.8
11–16	41	24.3	70	(25.4)	1.7
Sex
Male	103	60.9	165	(60.0)	1.6
Female	66	39.1	110	(40.0)	1.7