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Table 1 Comparison of health characteristics between voluntary and replacement donors

From: Molecular monitoring of the diversity of human pathogenic malaria species in blood donations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

 

Voluntary donors

Replacement donors

P valuesa

Number of donors

77

123

–

% male

84.4% (65/77)

91.1% (112/123)

0.175

Age in yearsb

32 [19–55]

32 [18–57]

0.888

Weight in kgb

73.9 [51–116]

72.0 [52–116.6]

0.593

Blood pressure in mmHgb

126.7 [97.7–169.0]

130.8 [103.6–198.9]

0.035

Pulse in bpmb

74 [48–101]

73 [51–102]

0.788

Haemoglobin in g/dLb

14.6 [12.2–19.6]

14.7 [6.4–18.0]

0.808

  1. aVariables were compared by Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables or Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables
  2. bValues expressed as medians with ranges