A standard blood bank donation improves cardiometabolic health of donors: A double‐blind randomised controlled trial
Open Access
- 27 November 2025
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Haematology
- Vol. 208 (2) , 799-803
Abstract
The upper panel illustrates the study design, including recruitment, randomisation, intervention and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) conducted 2 weeks before and after. The lower panel shows reductions in serum ferritin associated with lower 2-h OGTT glucose and lower glucose area under the curve (AUC). Data from donation (DON) and simulated donation (SIM) groups are shown in red and grey respectively.Keywords
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