Iron status and risk factors for iron depletion in a racially/ethnically diverse blood donor population.

Bryan R SpencerYuelong GuoRitchard G CableJoseph E KissMichael P BuschGrier P PageStacy M Endres-DigheSteven KleinmanSimone A GlynnAlan E Mastnull null

Published in: Transfusion (2019)

This study confirms high prevalence of LF and AIS in US donors and the principal risk factors of age, sex, and donation frequency. Additional demographic and behavioral risk factors of secondary importance might allow for refinement of ID mitigation strategies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
climate change
iron deficiency
kidney transplantation