Clinical Study
Serum Iron Status of Under-Five Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics | AA | SS | ALL |
| | Gender | | | | | Male | 49 (50.5) | 49 (50.5) | 98 (50.5) | | Female | 48 (49.5) | 48 (49.5) | 96 (49.5) | | Age group (years) | | | | | 0-1 | 15 (15.5) | 6 (6.2) | 21 (10.8) | | >1-2 | 33 (34.0) | 42 (43.3) | 75 (38.7) | | >2-3 | 17 (17.5) | 11 (11.3) | 28 (14.4) | | >3-4 | 18 (18.6) | 15 (15.5) | 33 (17.0) | | >4-5 | 14 (14.4) | 23 (23.7) | 37 (19.1) | | Socioeconomic index | | | | | I | 18 (18.6) | 13 (13.4) | 31 (16.0) | | II | 36 (37.1) | 29 (29.9) | 65 (33.5) | | III | 27 (27.8) | 40 (41.2) | 67 (34.5) | | IV | 15 (15.5) | 14 (14.9) | 29 (14.9) | | V | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (1.0) |
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