Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Saudi SCD patients’ symptoms and quality of life relative to the number of ED visits
Characteristics | Levels | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age/year | Mean ± SD | 29.0 ± 10.5 | |
Number of SCD-related ED visits | Median(IQR) | 4(2–7) | |
Female gender | No | 273 | 74.6 |
Yes | 93 | 25.4 | |
University | No | 269 | 74.5 |
Yes | 92 | 25.5 | |
Married | No | 164 | 45.6 |
Yes | 196 | 54.4 | |
Unemployed | No | 124 | 36.6 |
Yes | 215 | 63.4 | |
Regular exercise | No | 232 | 64.3 |
Yes | 129 | 35.7 | |
Obese | No | 296 | 90.8 |
Yes | 30 | 9.2 | |
Fever | No | 186 | 51.4 |
Yes | 176 | 48.6 | |
Skin redness with itching | No | 242 | 67.0 |
Yes | 119 | 33.0 | |
Swelling | No | 219 | 60.5 |
Yes | 143 | 39.5 | |
Blood transfusion | No | 97 | 26.6 |
Yes | 267 | 73.4 | |
Family history of anemia | No | 28 | 7.7 |
Yes | 335 | 92.3 | |
Family support | No | 39 | 11.0 |
Yes | 317 | 89.0 | |
Chronic disease other than SCD | No | 303 | 84.4 |
Yes | 56 | 15.6 | |