Open AccessThe evaluation of iron deficiency and anemia in male blood donors with other related factors
Author(s) -
Vahid Yousefinejad,
Nikoo Darvishi,
Masoumeh Arabzadeh,
Masoumeh Soori,
M Magsudlu,
Madjid Shafiayan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.67032
Subject(s) - medicine , iron deficiency , iron deficiency anemia , anemia , hemoglobin , transferrin saturation , blood donor , serum iron , ferritin , iron supplementation , physiology , immunology
Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide and blood donation may cause iron depletion. Limited studies with large sample size have been done on male donors. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among male donors in the Kurdistan Organization of Blood Transfusion in Iran.