Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Participant Characteristic | 1:1 Comparison |
Raking Weighted Comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedic Samples (n=1627) | Blood Donor Samples (n=1627) | Paramedic Samples (n=1713) | Blood Donor Samples (n=19,513) | |
| Women, n (%) | 723 (44) | 723 (44) | 743 (43) | 84634 (43) |
| Age category, n (%) | ||||
| 17-24 years | 48 (3.0) | 48 (3.0) | 49 (2.9) | 558 (2.9) |
| 25-39 years | 848 (52) | 848 (52) | 910 (53) | 10,366 (53) |
| 40-59 years | 672 (41) | 672 (41) | 694 (41) | 7,905 (41) |
| 60 years | 59 (3.6) | 59 (3.6) | 60 (3.5) | 683 (3.5) |
| Location, n (%) | ||||
| British Columbia | 710 (44) | 710 (44) | 773 (45) | 8,806 (40) |
| Alberta | 45 (2.8) | 45 (2.8) | 45 (2.6) | 513 (2.6) |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manitoba | 49 (3.0) | 49 (3.0) | 49 (2.9) | 558 (2.9) |
| Ontario | 823 (51) | 823 (51) | 846 (49) | 9,638 (49) |
| Blood collection month, n (%) | ||||
| January-February | 199 (12) | 199 (12) | 230 (13) | 2,620 (13) |
| March-April | 559 (34) | 559 (34) | 596 (35) | 6,789 (35) |
| May-June | 288 (18) | 288 (18) | 289 (17) | 3,292 (17) |
| July | 581 (36) | 581 (36) | 598 (35) | 6,812 (35) |
| COVID-19 vaccinated, n (%) | 1,340 (82) | 1,340 (82) | 1,423 (83) | 16,210 (83) |