Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait among Prospective Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Berekum, Ghana

Table 6

Logistic regression of factors associated with sickle haemoglobin variant (AS).

Parameters	OR (95% CI)	value
Age group
18–29	0.229 (0.014–3.826)	0.305
30–39	0.250 (0.015–4.217)	0.336
40–49	0.231 (0.011–4.838)	0.345
50–59	Reference
Sex
Male	0.711 (0.183–2.758)	0.621
Female	Reference
G6PD status
Normal	Reference
Partial defect	5.029 (5.029)
Full defect	3.627 (1.630–8.067)	0.002
G6PD activity
Mild deficiency	2.410 (1.049–5.534)	0.038
Nondeficient	0.676 (0.273–1.676)	0.398
Increased activity	Reference	—
Donor type
Commercial	5.609 (1.309–24.035)	0.020
Voluntary	2.404 (1.071–5.397)	0.034
Replacement	Reference	—

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.