TABLE 1.
Demographic information and specimen processing for this prospective clinical study
| Parameter | Data (n [%]) by: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 | Total | |
| Age category | ||||||
| 0–5 yrs | 18 (3.4) | 161 (38.4) | 91 (15.2) | 360 (65.5) | 374 (68.0) | 1,004 (37.9) |
| 6–21 yrs | 32 (6.0) | 172 (41.1) | 45 (7.5) | 187 (34.0) | 173 (31.5) | 609 (23.0) |
| 22–59 yrs | 190 (35.9) | 65 (15.5) | 271 (45.2) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 531 (20.1) |
| 60+ yrs | 289 (54.7) | 21 (5.0) | 192 (32.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 503 (19.0) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 271 (51.2) | 195 (46.5) | 265 (44.2) | 320 (58.2) | 294 (53.5) | 1,345 (50.8) |
| Female | 258 (48.8) | 224 (53.5) | 334 (55.8) | 230 (41.8) | 256 (46.5) | 1,302 (49.2) |
| DNA extraction method | ||||||
| easyMAG | 529 (100%) | N/Aa | 599 (100%) | 550 (100%) | N/A | 1,678 (63.4) |
| MagNA Pure 96 | N/A | 419 (100%) | N/A | N/A | 550 (100%) | 969 (36.6) |
| Specimen type | ||||||
| Fresh | 249 (47.1) | 182 (43.4) | 366 (61.1) | 300 (54.5) | 303 (55.1) | 1,400 (52.9) |
| Frozen | 280 (52.9) | 237 (56.6) | 233 (38.9) | 250 (45.5) | 247 (44.9) | 1,247 (47.1) |
a
N/A, not available.