Baseline characteristics

HbAA

HbAS

HbSS

p-value

PCV (%)

42.6 ± 4

40.5 ± 4

26.6 ± 6

<0.001*

Hbconc (mg/dl)

13.0 ± 1.2

12.7 ± 1.4

8.5 ± 1.4

<0.001*

RBC count

4.7 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.6

<0.001*

Platelet count

227.3 ± 73

211.7 ± 67

331.5 ± 181

<0.001*

WBC count

4.0 ± 1.0

4.2 ± 1.2

6.7 ± 3.9

<0.001*

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.7 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 0.7

4.2 ± 1.6

0.030*

Hs-CRP

3.0 ± 0.8

4.1 ± 0.8

6.2 ± 1.3

0.106

High hs-CRP

4 (16%)

9 (36%)

12 (48%)

0.038*

PAI

13.5 ± 5.1

67.3 ± 15.3

92.7 ± 9.7

<0.001*

Urea (mmol/L)

2.6 ± 0.70

2.6 ± 0.20

2.6 ± 0.70

0.988

Creatinine (µmol/L)

135 ± 17.2

114 ± 15.2

100 ± 23.7

0.117