Low ferritin levels appear to be associated with worsened health in male repeat blood donors.
Elina PalokangasMuriel LobierJukka PartanenJohanna CastrénMikko ArvasPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2021)
Our results suggest that low ferritin level is associated with worsened health even in non-anaemic repeat donors, although we find that when health is analysed more holistically, ferritin and other factors primarily related to blood donation lose their importance.