Table 2

Types of sickle cell disease

Condition Freq. (%)
Hb SS 853 (64.8)
Hb SC 366 (27.8)
Hb S/β+ thalassaemia 62 (4.7)
Hb S/HPFH 21 (1.6)
Hb S/β°thalassaemia 8 (0.6)
Other sickle type diseases 5 (0.4)
Hb S/δβ thalassaemia <5  –
Total 1317 (100.0)
  • Figures are frequencies (column percentages). Other sickle type diseases include: Hb S/E, Hb S/Lepore and Hb S/Dpunjab. Percentages not shown for variants with frequency <5.