Table 3 HTLV-1 seropositivity rates based on demographic characteristics and history of donation among Iranian blood donors during a 5-year period
Year | HTLV-1 positive (n = 1840) No (%) | Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | Gender | Marital status | Donation type | ||||||
Male (n = 1540) No (%) | Female (n = 300) No (%) | Married (n = 1603) No (%) | Single (n = 237) No (%) | First time (n = 1634) No (%) | Elapsed (n = 121) No (%) | Regular (n = 85) No (%) | |||
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 | 475 (0.13%) 419 (011%) 388 (0.1%) 272 (0.069%) 286 (0.07%) | 40.20 ± 10.820 39.88 ± 11.133 39.14 ± 10.637 39.28 ± 10.813 38.27 ± 10.184 | 401 (0.14%) 354 (0.109%) 321 (0.09%) 226 (0.06%) 238 (0.063%) | 74 (0.107%) 65 (0.20%) 67 (0.3%) 46 (0.2%) 48 (0.24%) | 422 (0.16%) 364 (0.13%) 340 (0.11%) 228 (0.07%) 249 (0.08%) | 53 (0.06%) 55 (0.06%) 48 (0.05%) 44 (0.05%) 37 (0.04%) | 373 (0.3%) 373 (0.3%) 359 (0.3%) 256 (0.28%) 273 (0.27%) | 39 (0.05%) 32 (0.04%) 21 (0.02%) 16 (0.01%) 13 (0.01%) | 63 (0.04%) 14 (0.008%) 8 (0.004%) 0 0 |
p-value* | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||