Table 1 SCD sample characteristics (n =629)
From: Health-related quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia
Characteristics | Levels | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 374 | 59.6 |
Male | 253 | 40.4 | |
Older age | No | 523 | 83.1 |
Yes | 106 | 16.9 | |
University | No | 440 | 72.5 |
Yes | 167 | 27.5 | |
Married | No | 342 | 55.6 |
Yes | 273 | 44.4 | |
Employed | No | 407 | 71.4 |
Yes | 163 | 28.6 | |
Obese | No | 440 | 90.9 |
Yes | 44 | 9.1 | |
Fever | No | 246 | 40.3 |
Yes | 365 | 59.7 | |
Skin redness | No | 407 | 66.6 |
Yes | 204 | 33.4 | |
Swelling | No | 324 | 53.0 |
Yes | 287 | 47.0 | |
History of blood transfusion | No | 100 | 16.1 |
Yes | 520 | 83.9 | |
Family history of anemia | No | 59 | 9.6 |
Yes | 554 | 90.4 | |
Family support | No | 47 | 7.7 |
Yes | 560 | 92.3 | |
Other Chronic disease | No | 509 | 83.3 |
Yes | 102 | 16.7 | |
Regular exercise | No | 410 | 66.3 |
Yes | 208 | 33.7 | |
Spleen removed | No | 508 | 81.8 |
Yes | 113 | 18.2 | |
FS-36 Subscales | Mean | SD | |
Physical functioning | 55.1 | 23.3 | |
Role limitations due to physical health | 35.9 | 36.0 | |
Role limitations due to emotional problems | 40.1 | 40.5 | |
Vitality | 47.8 | 19.1 | |
Emotional well being | 59.3 | 19.4 | |
Social functioning | 60.1 | 25.0 | |
Pain | 47.9 | 27.6 | |
General health | 47.8 | 15.6 |