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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2020 Mar 12;60(4):747–758. doi: 10.1111/trf.15743

TABLE 4.

Longitudinal regression model of hemoglobin*

First time (FT) Females
Frequent FT Females
High intensity Females
First time (FT) Males
Deferred Males
High intensity Males
Description n = 116 Estimate d = 334 p value n = 113 Estimate d = 607 p value n = 92 Estimate d = 576 p value n = 131 Estimate d = 502 p value n = 33 Estimate d = 217 p value n = 135 Estimate d = 804 p value

TMPRSS6 Genotype - <.0001 - 0.0178 - 0.9568 - 0.4983 - 0.2216 0.1142 -
 AA vs VV 1.00 <.0001 0.50 0.0047 0.03 0.8176 0.13 0.4851 −0.51 0.1064 0.23 0.0884
 AV vs VV 0.77 <.0001 0.32 0.0422 0.04 0.7704 −0.04 0.7844 −0.07 0.8133 0.25 0.0492
 AA vs AV 0.23 0.0710 0.18 0.1760 −0.01 0.9511 0.17 0.2413 −0.44 0.1539 −0.02 0.8472
C282Y wild type vs Ho/He −0.70 0.0010 −0.13 0.4773 0.16 0.2519 −0.31 0.2135 −0.17 0.5660 0.21 0.2672
H63D wild type vs Ho/He −0.14 0.2801 0.17 0.1791 −0.43 0.0002 0.07 0.6045 0.08 0.7923 −0.23 0.0565
Race/ethnicity - 0.4582 - 0.7688 - 0.6768 - 0.1426 - - - 0.0009
 Asian vs White <0.01 0.9960 - - 0.12 0.7241 −1.06 0.0373 - - −0.27 0.2774
 Black vs White −0.32 0.4163 −0.56 0.4028 0.29 0.5262 −0.05 0.8953 - - - -
 Hispanic vs White −0.35 0.2500 −0.14 0.7594 0.32 0.2863 −0.65 0.0813 - - −1.07 <.0001
 Other vs White −1.11 0.1602 −0.42 0.5451 - - −0.09 0.8399 - - −0.14 0.6280
Length of time since prev. visit <0.01 0.8331 <0.01 0.0045 <0.01 0.2483 <0.01 0.5443 <0.01 0.5595 <−0.01 0.0339
# RBC donations in past 12m −0.26 <.0001 −0.03 0.5249 −0.08 0.1766 −0.08 0.1170 −0.20 0.0405 −0.12 0.0149
Age (yrs) at baseline visit −0.01 0.0214 0.01 0.0201 <−0.01 0.7541 −0.01 0.0006 0.02 0.0511 −0.01 0.0475
Weight (lbs) at baseline visit <0.01 0.0378 <−0.01 0.6709 <−0.01 0.2158 <−0.01 0.8570 −0.01 0.1215 <−0.01 0.0800
Iron supplementation - 0.0094 - 0.0303 - 0.3383 - 0.0030 - 0.1482 - 0.0012
 Daily vs. none 0.07 0.5661 −0.28 0.0329 −0.11 0.3625 −0.30 0.0571 −0.54 0.0703 0.42 0.0006
 Weekly vs. none 0.62 0.0024 0.16 0.3341 −0.26 0.1465 0.68 0.0086 −0.46 0.2834 0.34 0.0623
 Daily vs. weekly −0.55 0.0081 −0.45 0.0170 0.16 0.3189 −0.98 0.0007 −0.08 0.8679 0.08 0.7025
Currently smoking: Yes vs. No 0.15 0.3250 0.25 0.1852 0.48 0.0015 −0.22 0.2495 −0.63 0.4169 0.53 0.0075
Still menstrating: Yes vs No −0.59 0.0005 −0.08 0.6142 0.04 0.8093 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
*

Longitudinal multiple regression models of Venous Hemoglobin (g/dL) on 8 covariates and 3 genotypes for donors with 2 or more visits at which there was a donation or hemoglobin deferral.

Separate regression models were estimated, one for each blood donor analysis group. Results for the first seven hemoglobin donations or deferrals were included in the model. The number of donors (n) and the number of donations (d) are included in each model is reported in the column headings. Parameter estimates rounded to 2 decimal places; p values are presented to 4 digits. The C282 and H63D genotypes were modeled as binary variables, with homozygous (Ho) and heterozygous (He) results combined so that these models would converge to a solution. Some levels of race are missing in certain analysis groups. Race was excluded from the model of deferred males due to a lack of representative data in this smaller group. For multiple-level categorical variables, an overall p value is presented along with the p values for differences in individual levels.