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• TITLE: Repeat Whole Blood Donation Correlates Significantly with Reductions in BMI and Lipid Profiles and Increased Gamma Glutamic Transferase (GGT) Activity among Nigerian Blood Donors

  AUTHORS: Teddy C. Adias, Anastecia Chika Igwilo, Zaccheaus Awortu Jeremiah

  KEYWORDS: Blood Donation; Gamma Glutamic Transferase; Body Mass Index; Lipid Profiles

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Blood Diseases, Vol.2 No.4, December 13, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Background: The effect of repeated blood donation on some biochemical values of healthy adult male blood donors in Calabar, Nigeria was studied. Methods: One hundred and fifty three (153) healthy repeat blood donors and 90 first time blood donors constituted the study population. Samples were analyzed using colorimetric procedures. Results: The BMI values of 24.4 ± 2.4 kg/ m2 in the first time donors was significantly higher than the 21.7 ± 1.7 kg/m2 obtained in repeat donors (P 2 = 0.7934, P Conclusion: A reduction in the values of some lipid profiles and high GGT activity is associated with repeated blood donations in this study population. Repeated blood donation may play a significant role in reducing the incidence of heart disease.