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Table 4 Differences (95 % CIs): INTERVAL cohort versus NHSBT general donor population and INTERVAL randomised versus not randomised

From: Recruitment and representativeness of blood donors in the INTERVAL randomised trial assessing varying inter-donation intervals

Demographics

   

INTERVAL cohort

mean or proportion (%)a

INTERVAL cohort

NHSBT general donor population

Difference (95 % CI)

Randomised

Not randomised

Difference (95 % CI)

Sex: Male (%)

49.7 %

44.1 %

5.7 % (5.2 %, 6.1 %)

49.6 %

50.8 %

-1.2 % (-2.9 %, 0.6 %)

Age at baseline (years)

43.1

42.3

0.73 (0.59, 0.87)

43.3

39.9

3.37 (2.88, 3.86)

Ethnicity: White (%)

94.5 %

95.0 %

-0.5 % (-0.7 %, -0.3 %)

94.9 %

89.4 %

5.5 % (4.5 %, 6.6 %)

Blood group: O (%)b

47.6 %

47.3 %

0.4 % (-0.1 %, 0.8 %)

47.6 %

47.9 %

-0.2 % (-2.0 %, 1.5 %)

Distance to nearest static donor centre (miles)

6.29

18.1

-11.8 (-12.0, -11.7)

6.37

5.24

1.12 (0.82, 1.43)

Number of all donationsc

3.28

2.24

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)

3.33

2.61

0.73 (0.66, 0.80)

Deferral for low haemoglobin (%)c

6.8 %

4.7 %

2.1 % (1.8 %, 2.3 %)

6.8 %

6.2 %

0.6 % (-0.2 %, 1.5 %)

Any other deferral (%)c

30.0 %

24.6 %

5.4 % (5.0 %, 5.8 %)

30.1 %

28.8 %

1.3 % (-0.2 %, 2.9 %)

Length of NHSBT donation history at baseline (years)

10.7

8.58

2.15 (2.07, 2.22)

10.9

8.47

2.43 (2.14, 2.72)

  1. aThose with missing values excluded
  2. bBlood group O includes both RhD groups
  3. cDuring the 2 years prior to baseline