title: The evaluation of iron deficiency and anemia in male blood donors with other related factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study. Sample size was 1184 blood donors selected by systematic random sampling. Hemoglobin, serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron banding capacity (TIBC) and transferin saturation were measured in donors. Iron depletion, lack of iron stores, iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia and anemia were evaluated among them. Data was analyzed with SPSS software and X(2), one-way ANOVA, and LSD test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Iron deficiency, anemia, iron deficiency anemia, iron depletion and lack of iron resources were seen in 2.3, 4.08, 2.14, 22.76 and 4.66 percent respectively. There was a significant relationship of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia with instances of donation and interval from last donation (P < 0.05). A significant relationship was seen between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among blood donors with more than ten times blood donation (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed regular male donors require especial attention. Therefore, serum ferritin is recommended as a more adequate index to use for iron deficiency screening and planning purposes for iron supplementation among them.
authors.affiliation: Deputy of Research, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yousefinejad
authors.forename: Nazila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Darvishi
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arabzadeh
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soori
authors.forename: Mahtab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magsudlu
authors.forename: Madjid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shafiayan