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Table 2 Comparisons of total number of plateletpheresis donors, donations, and units before and after the ban

From: The apheresis platelet donation was increased after a nationwide ban on family/replacement donation in China

 

Mean (SD)

t

pa

Before the ban

After the ban

Overall GZ Set

 Total #donors

10,297 (1442)

7530 (934)

3.10

0.0092

 Total #donations

17,744 (2108)

21,662 (3753)

2.45

0.0308

 Total units (U)

28,781 (3959)

38,425 (7417)

3.14

0.0085

Overall CD Set

 Total #donors

6170 (975)

4754 (317)

2.42

0.0325

 Total #donations

9349 (1843)

12,469 (392)

2.83

0.0150

 Total units (U)

12,803 (2250)

20,558 (1488)

5.56

0.0001

  1. aIndependent t-tests (two-tailed)