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Table 2 General characteristics of study participants recruited during this study

From: Evaluation of the accuracy of two point-of-care haemoglobin meters used in sub-Saharan African population: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Overall

Women

Men

N(%)

228 (100%)

124 (54.4%)

104 (45.6%)

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

42.4 (17.3)

43.3 (17.0)

41.0 (17.6)

 Median

40

39

40.5

 25th–75th percentile

31–55

31.5–57.5

30.5–53.5

 Min-Max

4–85

9–82

4–85

Age ranges, years

 4–11

08 (3.51%)

1 (0.44%)

7 (3.07%)

 12–14

04 (1.75)

4 (1.75%)

4 (1.75%)

 15–85

216 (94.74%)

119 (52.19%)

93 (40.79%)

Pregnancy

08 (3.51%)

08 (6.45%)

NA

  1. Haemoglobin values obtained with the haemoglobin meters were significantly higher (p < 0.001) compared to the reference values (MissionHb® Mean ± SD [range]: 11.6 ± 2.5 g/dl, [4.5 to 24.6]; Urit12®: 10.9 ± 2.7 g/dl, [2.6 to 21.9]; reference analyser: 10.5 ± 2.5 g/dl, [2.9 to 20.7])
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