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Sickle cell disease in New York : facts for providers
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6/6/2013
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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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