Table 1.

Clinical epidemiological data on the prevalence of HPgV among blood donors

Variable/category	Total		HPgV+		HPgV−		p-value
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Age (years)
18–30	224	48.8	37	16.5	187	83.5	p = 0.0273
31–50	197	42.9	18	9.1	179	90.9
≥ 51	38	8.3	2	5.3	36	94.7
Skin color
Brown	356	77.6	47	13.2	309	86.8	p = 0.462
White	84	18.3	9	10.7	75	89.3
Black	19	4.1	1	5.3	18	94.7
Sex
Male	284	61.9	45	15.8	241	84.9	p = 0.0056
Female	175	38.1	12	6.9	161	92.0
Education (years of study)
≥ 12	146	31.8	35	24.0	111	76.0	p < 0.0001
9 to 11	259	56.4	19	7.3	240	92.7
≤ 8	54	11.8	3	5.6	51	94.4
Co-infection
HIV+	120	26.1	32	26.7	88	73.3	p < 0.0001
HIV−	339	73.9	25	7.4	314	92.6