| Blood donors |
No./total (%) |
Hb (g/dl) mean ± SD |
Ferritin (ng/ml) mean ± SD |
EPO (mlU/mL) mean ± SD |
| First-time |
Male |
50/73 (68.5) |
15.8 ± 1.0 |
129.5 ± 72.1 |
7.9 ± 3.9 |
| Female |
23/73 (31.5) |
13.6 ± 0.9 |
52.5 ± 34.7 |
8.7 ± 4.5 |
| Total |
73/147 (49.7) |
15.1 ± 1.4 |
105.3 ± 72.1 |
8.2 ± 4.1 |
| Regular |
Male |
58/74 (78.4) |
15.4 ± 1.2 |
78.5 ± 70.2 |
8.0 ± 4.4 |
| Female |
16/74 (21.6) |
13.6 ± 0.6 |
36.1 ± 33.0 |
8.4 ± 6.6 |
| Total |
74/147 (50.3) |
15.0 ± 1.3 |
69.3 ± 66.2 |
8.1 ± 4.9 |
| |
P-value |
|
0.055 |
0.014* |
0.481 |
The mean age of all donors was 31.3 ± 11.1 (range: 17-59 years). *Statistically
significant increased (p=0.014) serum ferritin of the first-time compared to regular
donors. Hb: Haemoglobin; EPO: Erythropoietin |
