Table 1 Demographic characteristics of subjects and controls Table I: Sex and age distribution of subjects and controls
From: Right ventricular function among South East Nigeria children with sickle cell anaemia
Sex | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n % | χ 2 | P | ||||
Genotype | ||||||
SS | Male | 28 | 54.9 | |||
Female | 23 | 45.1 | 0.86 | 0.8 | ||
Total | 51 | 100.0 | ||||
AA | Male | 26 | 52.0 | |||
Female | 24 | 48.0 | 0.85 | 0.7 | ||
Total | 50 | 100.0 | ||||
Age | Mean | n | % | t | p | |
SS | Preschool | 4.11 ± 0.78 | 9 | 17.6 | ||
School age | 8.46 ± 1.28 | 24 | 47.1 | |||
Adolescence | 14.22 ± 2.56 | 18 | 35.3 | |||
Total | 9.73 ± 4.09 | 51 | 100.0 | 1.05 | 0.3 | |
AA | Preschool | 4.21 ± 0.89 | 14 | 28.0 | ||
School age | 8.05 ± 1.43 | 19 | 38.0 | |||
Adolescence | 13.65 ± 1.45 | 17 | 34.0 | |||
Total | 8.88 ± 4.00 | 50 | 100.0 | |||