Blood Donors’ Age, Haemoglobin Type, G6PD Status, and Blood Group Impact Storability of CPDA-1 Banked Whole Blood: A Repeated-Measure Cohort Study in Cape Coast, Ghana

Table 1

Demographic and clinical variables of blood donors.

Variable	Frequency	%
Age (years)
16–19	90	87.4
20–29	11	10.7
>29	2	1.9
Sex
Male	98	95.1
Female	5	4.9
Blood group
A	20	19.4
B	24	23.3
AB	1	0.9
O	58	56.3
Haemoglobin type
A	76	73.8
AC	10	9.7
AS	16	15.5
SC	1	1.0
Qualitative G6PD status
Normal	78	75.7
Full defect	24	23.3
Partial defect	1	1.0
%Hb F
<2.5	24	23.3
≥2.5	79	76.7

Hb F: foetal haemoglobin; G6PD: glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme.