Table I.
The distribution of age and ABO blood groups of blood transfusion recipients according to sex.
| Variable | Recipients | Males | Females | |||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age range (years) | ||||||
| 0–14 | 238 | 13.4 | 148 | 62.2 | 90 | 37.8 |
| 15–24 | 250 | 14.1 | 58 | 23.2 | 192 | 76.8 |
| 25–54 | 985 | 55.6 | 282 | 28.6 | 703 | 71.4 |
| 55–64 | 115 | 6.5 | 57 | 49.6 | 58 | 50.4 |
| 65+ | 195 | 10.9 | 107 | 54.9 | 88 | 45.1 |
| Not recorded | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Blood group | ||||||
| A+ | 335 | 28.8 | 132 | 39.4 | 203 | 60.6 |
| A− | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 75.0 |
| AB+ | 48 | 4.1 | 20 | 41.7 | 28 | 58.3 |
| AB− | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| B+ | 209 | 18.0 | 74 | 35.4 | 134 | 64.1 |
| B− | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| O+ | 531 | 45.7 | 208 | 39.2 | 323 | 60.8 |
| O− | 20 | 1.7 | 12 | 60.0 | 8 | 40.0 |
| Not recorded | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
Table percentages exclude missing values.