Table 5

Comparative stroke risk in different cohorts

CSSCD
Jamaica
Dallas
London, United Kingdom
Créteil, France
Blood 1998
J Pediatr 1992
Blood 2004
Haematologica 2007
Newborn Cohort
Infant CohortNewborn CohortNewborn CohortNewborn Cohort
Enrollment period 1978-1988  1983-2002 1983-2005 1988-2007 
 SS patients SS patients SS/Sb0 patients SS patients SS/Sb0 patients 
Number of patients included in the cohort 2436 310 448 180 217 
Patient-years of follow-up 1781  3571 1542 1609 
Number of first strokes before age 20 years 51 17 30 
First stroke incidence/100 patient-years 0.61     
    Up to 16 years    0.3 (95% CI 0.1-0.8)  
    Up to 18 years   0.85  0.19 (95% CI 0.04-0.5) 
KM estimate of stroke risk by age      
    4   3.7% (95% CI 1.7%-5.7%)   
    5    0.7% (95% CI 0.1%-5.0%) 1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    6   5.7% (95% CI 3.3%-8.2%)   
    10   8.4% (95% CI 5.5%-11.6%) 2.7% (95% CI 0.9%-8.3%) 1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    14  7.8% 11.5% (95% CI 7.3%-15.7%)  1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    15    4.3% (95% CI 1.5%-11.4%)  
    18   11.5% (95% CI 7.3%-15.7%)  1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    20 11%   12.8% (95% CI 4.8%-31.3%)  
CSSCD
Jamaica
Dallas
London, United Kingdom
Créteil, France
Blood 1998
J Pediatr 1992
Blood 2004
Haematologica 2007
Newborn Cohort
Infant CohortNewborn CohortNewborn CohortNewborn Cohort
Enrollment period 1978-1988  1983-2002 1983-2005 1988-2007 
 SS patients SS patients SS/Sb0 patients SS patients SS/Sb0 patients 
Number of patients included in the cohort 2436 310 448 180 217 
Patient-years of follow-up 1781  3571 1542 1609 
Number of first strokes before age 20 years 51 17 30 
First stroke incidence/100 patient-years 0.61     
    Up to 16 years    0.3 (95% CI 0.1-0.8)  
    Up to 18 years   0.85  0.19 (95% CI 0.04-0.5) 
KM estimate of stroke risk by age      
    4   3.7% (95% CI 1.7%-5.7%)   
    5    0.7% (95% CI 0.1%-5.0%) 1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    6   5.7% (95% CI 3.3%-8.2%)   
    10   8.4% (95% CI 5.5%-11.6%) 2.7% (95% CI 0.9%-8.3%) 1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    14  7.8% 11.5% (95% CI 7.3%-15.7%)  1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    15    4.3% (95% CI 1.5%-11.4%)  
    18   11.5% (95% CI 7.3%-15.7%)  1.9% (95% CI 0.6%-5.9%). 
    20 11%   12.8% (95% CI 4.8%-31.3%)  

CI indicates confidence interval; and CSSCD, Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease.

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