Characteristics Median Minimum Maximum
Number of patients with sickle cell disease 110 4 550
Number of patients with thalassemia a 4 1 130
Maximum age of pediatric care admission (years) 21 16 28
Minimum age of planning for transition to adult care (years) 17 12 21
Minimum age of transition to adult care (years) 20 18 23
Percent of patients who are currently within the transition age 9% 0% 50%
Percent of patients within the transition age transferred in 2010 10% 0% 100%
aN=24, 4 centers do not have thalassemia patients
Table 1: Summary of the responses of the pediatric hemoglobinopathy specialty care centers in New York State to the questions about patient information and about transition to adult care program (N=28).