Sickle cell disease in New York : facts for the public

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Corporate Authors:

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)‏. Division of Blood Disorders.

Description:

There were approximately

8,374 people with SCD

living in New York in 2004-

2008:

••40% younger than 21 years

••46% 21-50 years

••14% 51 years and older

There were 197 babies

born with SCD in New York

in 2008:

••Race

οο 89% Black or African-

American

οο 8% White

οο 3% Other/Unknown race

••Ethnicity

οο 11% Hispanic-American

οο 89% Non-Hispanic

SCD affects all races and

ethnic groups. In New

York, SCD occurs among

approximately 1 out

of every

••1,259 births

••260 Black or African-

American births

••10,209 White births

••2,714 Hispanic-American

births

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Place as Subject:

New York

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