Research Article

CD4+ T Cell Profile and Activation Response in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Osteonecrosis

Table 1

Demographic and hematologic profiles for peripheral blood, from the control, SCD, and SCD/ON groups.

ControlSCDSCD/ON value
Control vs. SCDControl vs. SCD/ONSCD vs. SCD/ON

(%)19 (44.2)9 (20.9)15 (34.9)
Age (y)31 (18-49)30 (19-47)31 (18-55)
Male (%)52.6388.8846.66
WBC (103/mm3)6.9 (3.5-9.3)7.4 (4.5-13.3)9.6 (5.0-13.1)0.1820.00080.546
Lym (%)37.1 (9.5-54.5)40.5 (24.2-57.8)32.8 (26.2-38.7)0.4430.2720.083
RBC (106/mm3)5.4 (3.3-7.8)2.9 (2.5-5.1)3.7 (2.3-5.5)0.0030.0020.469
Hgb (g/dL)14.6 (9.2-21.0)10.9 (8.4-13.5)11.8 (8.6-16.2)0.0090.0500.289
Hct (%)44.6 (28.4-69.3)31.3 (23.2-41.0)33.3 (18.2-50.8)0.0070.0020.666
MCV (fL)86.2 (76.7-91.0)93.6 (79.9-101.4)91.2 (79.2-117.5)0.0100.1650.228
MCH (pg)27.3 (18.9-34.4)32.2 (23.7-37.0)31.6 (27.4-37.3)0.0350.0130.253
RDW (%)a13.4 (11.8-17.3)18.3 (17.0-19.4)14.5 (11.4-18.0)<0.00010.10070.0001
Plat (103/μL)196.0 (107.0-472.0)241.0 (68.0-451.0)257.5 (55.0-532.0)0.9500.3700.931

Results are presented as median (min–max), except where noted otherwise. WBC: white blood cell; Lym: lymphocytes; RBC: red blood cells; Hgb: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RDW: red cell distribution width; and Plat: platelets. Significance values are presented as , , , and .