Thalassemia and Hemoglobin E in Southern Thai Blood Donors

Table 1

Descriptive data and hematological findings of voluntary blood donors (𝑛=116).

Donor characteristics	Number of donors (%)
Gender
Male	65 (56)
Female	51 (44)
Status
Single	64 (55)
Married	47 (41)
Others	5 (4)
ABO blood group system
A	29 (25)
B	41 (35)
O	38 (33)
AB	8 (7)
Rh (D) blood group system
Positive	116 (100)
Negative	0 (0)
Age (years)*	33±11.3 (17–58)
Hematological data**
RBC (10^12/L)	5.0±0.60
Hemoglobin (g/L)	140±13.3
HCT (L/L)	0.41±0.04
MCV (fL)	82.8±6.94
MCH (pg)	28.2±2.71
MCHC (g/dL)	34.0±0.69
RDW (%)	12.5±1.16

∗Age is presented as mean ± standard deviation (range).
∗∗Hematological data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.