Table 1 Demographic characteristics and history of donation among Iranian blood donors during a 5-year period
Variables | Donors, no. (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 1699811 (91.2%) |
 Female | 164678 (8.8%) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 419409 (22.5%) |
 Married | 1438423 (77.1%) |
Donation status | |
 First time | 548746 (29.4%) |
 Regular | 857856 (46%) |
 Elapsed | 457887 (24.5%) |
Year of donation | |
 2009 | 348905 |
 2010 | 355109 |
 2011 | 374403 |
 2012 | 393147 |
 2013 | 392925 |
Overall | 1864489 |