Table 2.
Metabolic parameters
| Era of Donation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N** | Quartile 1 (1963–1974) |
Quartile 2 (1975–1985) |
Quartile 3 (1986–1996) |
Quartile 4 (1997–2007) |
Total | |
| BMI* | 8,598 | 24.3 (3.9) | 24.7 (4.4) | 26.2 (4.6) | 27.3 (4.8) | 26.4 (4.7) |
| n(%) | ||||||
| < 25 | 333 (52) | 965 (56) | 891 (41) | 1,524 (34) | 3,713 (41) | |
| 25 – 29.9 | 143 (23) | 467 (27) | 768 (36) | 1,734 (39) | 3,112 (35) | |
| 30 – 34.9 | 43 (7) | 137 (8) | 298 (14) | 868 (20) | 1,346 (15) | |
| 35 – 39.9 | 8 (1) | 30 (2) | 83 (4) | 226 (5) | 347 (4) | |
| ≥ 40 | 0 (0) | 10 (1) | 14 (1) | 56 (1) | 80 (1) | |
| Unknown | 108 (17) | 106 (6) | 101 (5) | 38 (1) | 353 (4) | |
| Glucose* | 8,298 | 86.0 (13.0) | 94.2 (14.2) | 94.9 (16.2) | 93.5 (13.5) | 93.5 (14.4) |
| < 100 | 403 (63) | 1,160 (68) | 1,382 (64) | 3,273 (74) | 6,218 (69) | |
| 100 – 125 | 48 (8) | 300 (17) | 466 (22) | 1,016 (23) | 1,830 (20) | |
| 126 – 139 | 5 (1) | 31 (2) | 50 (2) | 56 (1) | 142 (2) | |
| ≥ 140 | 2 (0) | 27 (2) | 39 (2) | 40 (1) | 108 (1) | |
| Unknown | 177 (28) | 197 (11) | 218 (10) | 61 (1) | 653 (7) | |
| Cholesterol* | 4,251 | 209.1 (41.3) | 194.0 (41.9) | 195.5 (38.1) | 194.4 (37.2) | 195.1 (38.3) |
| Triglycerides* | 4,358 | 108.2 (71.9) | 116.7 (64.1) | 123.9 (71.9) | 124.3 (75.0) | 122.4 (72.6) |
*
Mean (SD)
**
Missing values occurred in cholesterol (490 (77%) in 1963–1974, 1,063 (62%) in 1975–1985, 1,294 (60%) in 1986–1996 and 1,853 (42%) in 1997–2007), and triglyercides (497 (78%) in 1963–1974, 963 (56%) in 1975–1985, 1,274 (59%) in 1986–1996 and 1,859 (42%) in 1997–2007).