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Table 2 Mean hemoglobin and prevalence of anemia in children 6–59 months of age, by presence of sickle cell and β-thalassemia mutations, Sierra Leone, 2013

From: Association between sickle cell and β-thalassemia genes and hemoglobin concentration and anemia in children and non-pregnant women in Sierra Leone: ancillary analysis of data from Sierra Leone’s 2013 National Micronutrient Survey

 

Na

Mean Hb (g/L)

p value

% Anemia

Risk ratio

Risk ratio (95% CI)

Sickle cell

 HbAA or HbAC

306

99.0

0.559

73.5

Reference

–

 HbAS or HbSC

61

99.9

 

70.5

0.96

(0.81, 1.1)

 HbSS

21

96.5

 

90.5

1.2

(1.05, 1.4)

β-Thalassemia

 No

324

98.7

0.280

74.1

Reference

–

 Yes

64

100.9

 

73.4

0.99

(0.84, 1.2)

  1. a The n’s are un-weighted denominators for each subgroup
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