Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of randomly selected blood donor samples (n=620).
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 14 (2.26) | |
| Male | 606 (97.7) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–24 | 37 (5.97) | |
| 25–34 | 241 (38.9) | |
| 35–44 | 207 (33.4) | |
| 45–54 | 103 (16.6) | |
| ≥55 | 32 (5.16) | |
| Nationality | ||
| Qatari | 204 (32.9) | |
| Non-Qatari | 416 (67.1) | |
| Egyptian | 87 (14.0) | |
| Syrian | 86 (13.9) | |
| Indian | 55 (8.87) | |
| Jordanian | 29 (4.68) | |
| Palestinian | 26 (4.19) | |
| Pakistani | 16 (2.58) | |
| Sudanese | 13 (2.10) | |
| Lebanese | 12 (1.94) | |
| Philippine | 11 (1.77) | |
| Yemeni | 10 (1.61) | |
| Iranian | 8 (1.29) | |
| Othera | 63 (10.2) |
a
Included Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, Bosnia, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Singapore, USA, Canada, Spain, Bulgaria, Ireland, UK, Kenya, Somalia, France, Italy, Romania, Germany, Colombia, Brazil, New Zealand, Hungary, the Netherlands, Croatia, Ecuador, Serbia, Macedonia, Sweden, Australia, South Africa, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Chad, Tanzania and Ethiopia.