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-0.336 correlation_coefficientGlomerular filtration rate was negatively correlated with fractional excretion of sodium (r = -0.336, P = 0.004).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1 %Hydroxyurea utilization among Sickle Cell Disease patients in Sub-Saharan Africa stands at less than 1%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

53 %For HbAS phenotype, isoelectric focusing showed a positive predictive value (PPV) of 53%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

25.5 %The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among children with sickle cell anaemia was 25.5%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · pulmonary hypertensionpublished 2020BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 8 observations

Sickle cell anaemia participants had lower mean values of Total Cholesterol (TC), High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) than controls, with p < 0.05.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

61 %Among 138 newly diagnosed sickle cell disease patients, 61% (1% SCD prevalence) were in the pediatric age-group.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved 2013 to 2014published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

Alpha thalassaemia deletion significantly reduces the transfusion requirements of patients with sickle-cell anaemia.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 1994European journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

-3.7 z-scoreChildren with sickle cell anemia and severe malnutrition had a mean baseline BMI z-score of -3.7.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · malnutritionpublished 2025Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)PubMeddocument of 6 observations

0.2 %Among 1,168 newborn babies screened in The Gambia from April 14 to August 12, 2023, two (0.2%) had heterozygous HbS and HbC (HbSC).

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved April 14 to August 12, 2023published 2024Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

38.9 %Left ventricular hypertrophy was observed in 7 out of 45 (38.9%) pediatric sickle cell anaemia patients with hyperhemolytic crises.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved 2023published 2025BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 16 observations

Serum zinc level was lower in sickle cell anaemia patients than in controls, with a p-value less than 0.001.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2019African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

A significantly different value (p < 0.05) was observed between number of transfusions per year and alpha globin gene status in 28 patients with sickle-cell anaemia.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 1994European journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

0.018 p-valueA significantly higher proportion of the cases than the controls had heart blocks (p = 0.018).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Ghana medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

67.6 %For HbAA phenotype, isoelectric focusing showed a specificity of 67.6%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

3 %Cholecystitis was observed in 3.0% of the children.

Nigeriacholecystitis · drépanocytosepublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

The average serum magnesium was higher in the group with moderate to severe pain during vaso-occlusive crisis, but the difference was not statistically significant across the three pain severity groups (p = 0.315).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 3 observations

84.7 %For HbAA phenotype, isoelectric focusing showed a sensitivity of 84.7%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

2 femalesTwo females with sickle cell disease were described among the patients with acute leukaemia.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · leukaemiapublished 2020African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

84.6 %318 (84.6%) of the participants had fewer hospital admissions while using hydroxyurea.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

98.1 %The fractional excretion of sodium was elevated in 98.1% of patients with sickle cell disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

56.4 %Among male patients with sickle cell disease in Ibadan, Nigeria, who experienced priapism, fear of recurrence was reported by 56.4%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

23 patients23 had other complications.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)PubMeddocument of 16 observations

71.6 %561 (71.6%) of the 780 mothers agreed that sickle cell disease can be ameliorated by newborn screening.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

6.9 %The prevalence of HbSS α+2 was 6.9% among sickle cell disease patients.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · HbSS α+2published 2022Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 17 observationsDOI 10.4084/mjhid.2022.001

607 U/LThe median serum lactate dehydrogenase level was 607.0 U/L with an interquartile range of 487.3–758.5 U/L.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

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