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Level of hyperlipidemia in blood donors: A correlative study in North Indian population.

N. Fatima,T. Chandra,Abbas Ali Mahdi,D. Agarwal

Published 2019 in Diabetes & metabolic syndrome

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BACKGROUND Hyperlipidemia can be caused by abnormal elevation of lipids and lipoproteins in the blood. This increased can lead to heart disease. Risks which can be controlled include alcohol intake, physical activity, smoking, high blood pressure and genetic factors. Markers of increased cardiovascular risk appear to be lower in regular blood donor compared with single time donors as reflected by significantly lower total cholesterol and LDL levels. And it has been thought that there will be a direct relationship between lower risks of Heart diseases with repeated blood donation. AIM The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of blood donation on single time and repeat donors by assessing their lipid levels and their family history of heart diseases. MATERIAL & METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on (n = 80) random blood donors from the department of Transfusion Medicine KGMU. RESULTS A significant correlation was found amongst hyperlipidemic level in single time donor & repeat donors and in donors with family history of heart diseases (p < 0.05). A positive association was found between hyperlipidemia with donor's weight (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Screening random donor platelets for hyperlipidemia and correlating the condition with other donor criteria like family history of heart diseases, types of donors, donors weight age and gender will help in making the patients safe as well as the donor deferral criteria more stringent to improve the quality of blood supply and will enable blood bankers to supply safe blood and improve the guidelines for blood safety.

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