Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (N = 196)
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
SCD type | |
Hemoglobin SS (SCA) | 135 (68.88) |
Other* | 61 (31.12) |
Age, mean (SD) | 36 (9.88) |
Sex | |
Male | 27 (13.78) |
Female | 150 (76.50) |
Missing | 19 (9.70) |
Race/ethnicity | |
African American/Black | 164 (83.67) |
Other++ | 13 (6.63) |
Missing | 19 (9.69) |
Living status | |
Living alone | 35 (17.86) |
Living with someone | 141 (71.94) |
Missing | 20 (10.20) |
Education level | |
High school or less | 30 (15.31) |
More than high school | 147 (75.00) |
Missing | 19 (9.69) |
Employment status | |
Employed (full time/part-time) | 80 (40.82) |
Unemployed | 97 (49.49) |
Missing | 19 (9.69) |
Region | |
Northeast | 46 (23.47) |
Midwest | 39 (19.89) |
South | 69 (35.20) |
West | 23 (11.73) |
Missing | 19 (9.69) |
Insurance | |
Yes | 171 (87.24) |
No | 5 (2.55) |
Missing | 20 (10.20) |
Insurance type | |
Public | 106 (54.08) |
Private | 46 (23.47) |
Both | 19 (9.69) |
Missing | 24 (12.24) |
Access to opioids | |
Most of the times | 30 (15.31) |
Sometimes | 84 (42.86) |
Never | 58 (26.60) |
Missing | 24 (12.24) |
Medical health conditions^ | |
At least 2 | 82 (41.84) |
More than 2 | 114 (58.16) |
Duration of most recent pain attack (crisis) | |
1–23 h | 35 (17.86) |
1–3 days | 64 (32.65) |
4–6 days | 36 (18.37) |
1–2 weeks | 31 (15.82) |
More than 2 weeks | 13 (6.63) |
Missing | 17 (8.67) |
Number of sickle cell pain attacks (crises) in the past year, mean (SD) | 3.12 (1.22) |
Sickle cell severity score%, mean (SD) | 51.95 (8.10) |
Sickle cell frequency score%, mean (SD) | 51.41 (9.51) |