Table 2

- Association between transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) markers positivity and different age and ABO groups.

TTI markersP-value
Association with age groups
HBsAg0.19
Anti-HBc0.34
Anti-HCV0.002
Anti-HIV0.40
Anti-HTLV0.004
RPR0.02
Association with ABO group
HBsAg0.01
Anti-HBc0.001
Anti-HCV<0.001
Anti-HIV0.15
Anti-HTLV0.09
RPR0.06

HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen, Anti-HBc: Anti-hepatitis B core, Anti-HCV: Anti-hepatitis C virus, Anti-HIV: anti-human immunodeficiency virus, Anti-HTLV: anti-human T-lymphotropic virus, RPR: rapid plasma reagin test for syphilis antigen