Prevalence of sickle cell trait and HbC-trait in Blacks from low socioeconomic conditions.
In the present investigation we did not observe age or sex differentials in the prevalence of sickle cell or HbC-traits in Black males or females of low socioeconomic status. When our data were compared to those of others, we found no evidence for a socioeconomic differential in the prevalence of these traits.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006445:Hemoglobin C Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States