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Table 4 Baseline characteristics of SCD patients based on chronic kidney disease status

From: Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Variable

CKD STATUS

 

CKD

No CKD

P-value

 

(n = 76)

(n = 118)

 

Age (years)

27.53 ± 11.77

20.49 ± 11.48

0.004

Gender

  

0.516

Male

36 (47.4)

48 (40.7)

 

Female

40 (52.6)

70 (59.3)

 

Age group n (%)

  

0.099

<10

2 (2.6)

24 (20.3)

 

10-19.

22 (28.9)

36 (30.5)

 

20-29

28 (36.8)

34 (28.8)

 

30-39

12 (15.8)

16 (13.6)

 

≥40

12 (15.8)

8 (6.8)

 

Blood pressure

   

SBP

110.76 ± 7.59

109.61 ± 8.72

0.506

DBP

67.13 ± 8.75

67.19 ± 7.96

0.975

BMI (Kg/m2)

18.04 ± 3.59

19.38 ± 14.09

0.560

BMI n (%)

  

0.871

Underweight

48 (63.2)

78 (66.1)

 

Normal

24 (31.6)

32 (27.1)

 

Overweight

4 (5.3)

8 (6.8)

 

Haematological profile

   

WBC x 103/mm3

10.71 ± 3.46

11.62 ± 3.46

0.213

RBC x106/mm3

3.22 ± 1.03

3.03 ± 0.95

0.366

HGB (g/dl)

8.94 ± 2.12

10.63 ± 4.80

0.487

HCT (%)

29.78 ± 9.81

24.08 ± 5.50

0.154

PLT x 103/mm3

314.42 ± 142.26

272.85 ± 118.25

0.122

  1. P <0.05 is significant, CKD = Chronic Kidney Disease, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure, BMI = Body Mass Index, eGFR = estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, WBC = White Blood Cell, RBC = Red Blood Cell, HGB = Haemoglobin, HCT = Haematocrit, PLT = Platelet