Higher values of triglycerides:HDL-cholesterol ratio hallmark disease severity in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB) under the number 020/201 – Research Program: Shared Health Management – (PPSUS) of Bahia award number: EFP00006943. This study was also financed in part by Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) (Finance Code 001). The work of B.B.A. was supported by a grant from NIH (U01AI115940). B.B.A. is a senior scientist of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil (Bolsa de Produtividade). M.B.A. and P.S.S.M. were supported by PhD fellowships from the Fundac¸ao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB).