Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Ovarian reserve in nigerian women with sickle cell anaemia: a cross- sectional study
Variable | HbSS | HbAA | X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 83 | N = 83 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age (year) | ||||
<35 | 63(75.9) | 65(78.3) | 0.3065 | 0.959 |
≥35 | 20(24.1) | 18(21.7) | ||
Mean age (SD) | 27.9(±7.5) | 27.4(±7.9) | 0.39283 | 0.6950‡ |
Occupation | ||||
Skilled professional | 38(45.8) | 32(38.6) | 3.5660 | 0.312 |
Semi-skilled professional | 22(26.5) | 29(34.9) | ||
Unskilled professional | 19(22.9) | 14(16.9) | ||
Unemployed | 4(4.8) | 8(9.6) | ||
Tribe | ||||
Yoruba | 62(74.7) | 58(69.9) | 1.6889 | 0.639 |
Igbo | 10(12.1) | 15(18.1) | ||
Hausa | 1(1.1) | 2(2.4) | ||
Other | 10(12.1) | 8(9.6) | ||
Parity | ||||
0 | 69(83.1) | 64(77.1) | 3.0526 | 0.217 |
≥1 | 14(16.9) | 19(22.9) | ||
Alcohol intake | ||||
Yes | 27(32.5) | 28(33.7) | 0.0272 | 0.869 |
No | 56 (67.5) | 55(66.3) | ||
Cigarette smoking | ||||
Yes | 2 (2.4) | 1(1.2) | 0.3395 | 0.560 |
No BMI (kg/m2) | 81(97.6) | 82(98.8) | ||
BMI | ||||
<25 | 75(90.4) | 50(60.2) | 23.094 | <0.001* |
≥25 | 8(9.6) | 33(39.8) | ||
Mean BMI(±SD) Hydroxyurea | 20.7(±3.0) 5(6.0) 78(94.6) | 23.6(±4.2) - - | .0349 0.665 | <0.001*‡ 0.736 |