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Table 3 The distribution of ABO blood groups of blood transfusion recipients according to gender

From: Demographic characteristics of blood and blood components transfusion recipients and pattern of blood utilization in a tertiary health institution in southern Nigeria

Blood group

Recipient

Males

Females

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

A+

463

(19.82)

159

(34.34)

304

(65.66)

A

47

(2.01)

16

(34.04)

31

(65.96)

AB+

4

(0.17)

2

(50.00)

2

(50.00)

AB

0

(0.00)

0

(0.00)

0

(0.00)

B+

274

(11.73)

73

(26.64)

201

(73.36)

B

19

(0.81)

11

(57.89)

8

(42.11)

O+

1463

(62.63)

442

(30.21)

1021

(69.79)

O

66

(2.83)

19

(28.79)

47

(71.21)

Total

2336

(100.00)

722

(30.91)

1614

(69.09)

  1. N absolute number of subjects, % percentage