Anthropometric parameters

Number of people with sickle cell disease (n = 121) “Group I”

Non-sickle cell population (n= 87)

“Group II”

P-Value

Weight, average (kg)

24.0 ± 11.8 (6.3 - 67.4)

29.5 ± 13.2 (9.2 - 64.1)

0.002^¥

Height, average (cm)

122.3 ± 24.5 (68.0 - 174.5)

132.9 ± 24.2 (82.5 - 174.4)

0.002^¥

PB, average (cm)

16.9 ± 3.1 (12.0 - 28.5)

18.9 ± 3.3 (13.6 - 29.0)

0.001^¥

CP, average (cm)

52.1 ± 2.8 (37.0 - 60.0)

53.2 ± 2.2 (47.0 - 58.2)

0.085^¥

BMI, average (kg/m²)

14.7 ± 2.9 (11.4 - 35.7)

15.9 ± 2.6 (11.5 - 26.0)

0.188^¥

Weight/height, average (Z-score)

−0.82 ± 1.1 (-3.01 - 1.62)

−0.29 ± 1.4 (-2.91 - 2.86)

0.155^¥

Weight/Age, average (Z-score)

−0.91 ± 1.1 (-3.17 - 1.75)

−0.12 ± 1.0 (-2.43 - 1.59)

0.014^¥

Height/Age, average (Z-score)

−1.1 ± 1.6 (-7.3 - 3.32)

−0.2 ± 1.3 (-5.2 - 4.05)

0.000^¥

BMI/Age, average (Z-score)

−1.43 ± 1.16 (-3.9 - 1.57)

−0.99 ± 1.27 (-3.9 - 2.69)

0.022^¥

PB/PC average

0.29 ± 0.02 (0.24 - 0.34)

0.32 ± 0.02 (0.27 - 0.37)

0.009^¥