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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vox Sang. 2013 Mar 20;105(2):91–99. doi: 10.1111/vox.12028

Table 1.

Case demographics and comparison of cases in donation database and those enrolled in the HIV risk factor study by center.

Characteristic Cases in Donation Database Cases Enrolled in HIV Risk Factor Study from São Paulo, Recife, and Belo Horizonte Likelihood Ratio Chi-Square p-value Rio de Janeiro Cases Enrolled in HIV Risk Factor Study Likelihood Ratio Chi-Square p-value


n % N % n %
Total 720 100% 233 100% 108 100%
Blood Donation Center
 Recife 322 45% 110 47% 0.54
 Belo Horizonte 147 20% 51 22%
 São Paulo 251 35% 72 31%
Donor Status
 First Time 400 56% 117 51% 0.24 63 58% 0.21
 Repeat 320 44% 112 49% 45 42%
Donation Type
 Community 435 60% 125 57% 0.62 83 77% <0.0001
 Replacement 263 37% 88 40% 18 17%
 Other/Missing 22 3% 6 3% 7 7%
Gender
 Male 606 84% 196 84% 0.99 86 80% 0.31
 Female 114 16% 37 16% 22 20%
Age
 18–25 190 26% 67 29% 0.90 31 29% 0.41
 26–30 169 24% 53 23% 24 22%
 31–39 220 31% 67 29% 24 22%
 40+ 140 20% 46 20% 29 27%
Education
< High School 180 34% 82 33% 0.61 41 38% 0.60
≥High School 358 67% 150 65% 66 62%

NOTE: Totals may not sum to 720, 233 and 108 due to missing data for individual items.