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 |