IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1900HealthcareSTUDY OF GROWTH PATTERN OF SICKLE CELL PATIENTS IN CENTRAL INDIA REGION V.RadkeAshishKhanapurkarSonaliKamblePrathamesh HKanzodeL.S.1015This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

We carried out an anthropometric study of 150 sickle cell patients from the central India region, in the age group of 5-20 years, to study the different growth patterns. Height and weight of cases were measured and compared with the normal healthy control of the same age group from the same region. We found that height and weight of the cases was significantly lower than controls. These parameters were found to be significantly lower in sickle cell anemia (SS) cases compared to sickle cell trait (AS) cases. From the above study we can conclude that in sickle cell disease growth and development of the patient is significantly affected and the patients of sickle cell anemia (SS) are affected more compared to sickle cell trait cases (AS).

Sickle cell disease anthropometry growth and development.