Blood donor data from the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service (FRCBS)

FRCBS data is first time released in DF11 and it contain two files

/finngen/library-red/finngen_R11/FRCBS_blood_donor_data_1.0/data/

• finngen_R11_FRCBS_Blood_Donor_Donations_1.0.txt.gz

• finngen_R11_FRCBS_Blood_Donor_Deferrals_1.0.txt.gz

Data files contain following information:

1. Number and approximated dates of whole blood donations

2. Approximated dates of sampling and values of Hb measurements

3. Approximated dates of deferrals due to Hb limits

4. Approximated dates of deferrals due to other criteria (no exact cause can be provided)

5. Approximated dates of

   1. serious local donation-related adverse events

   2. serious vasovagal donation-related adverse events

   3. other serious donation-related adverse events.

finngen_R11_FRCBS_Blood_Donor_Donations_1.0.txt.gz contains items number 1 and 2:

Field	Description
FINNGENID	FinnGen ID of the blood donor
BloodDonationTypeKey	If a whole blood donation attempt was succesfull or not
Hb	Measured Hb value in g/L
APPROX_DONATION_DATE	Randomized date of the donation attempt (within +/- 15 days).

finngen_R11_FRCBS_Blood_Donor_Deferrals_1.0.txt.gz contains number 3-5:

Field	Description
FINNGENID	FinnGen ID of the blood donor
DEFERRAL	HighHb_F175_M195 - too high Hb LowHb_F114M124 - too low Hb LowHb_F115-124M125-134 - too low Hb OtherDeferral - other type of deferral LocalAdverseEvent - a bruise or such VasovagalAdverseEvent - dizziness, fainting or similar OtherAdverseEvent - other donation related adverse event
APPROX_DEFERRAL_START_DAY	Randomized start date of the deferral (within +/- 15 days).
APPROX_DEFERRAL_END_DAY	Randomized end date of the deferral (within +/- 15 days)