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If we apply this statistical adjustment to our Jamaican population, we arrive at median survival figures of between 38 and 55 for women and between 40 and 49 for men. Median point values are similar to the 1994 US summaries (1) – just a year out in each case…

Reference

(1) Platt OS, Brambilla DJ, Rosse WF, Milner PF, Castro O, Steinberg MH et al. Mortality in sickle cell disease. Life expectancy and risk factors for early death. N Engl J Med 1994; 330(23):1639-1644.