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Date Published: 28/04/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v549i2.13822
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Vol. 549 No. 2 (2025)
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Nguyễn Thị Hồng, N., & Nguyễn Thị Bích, P. (2025). STUDY ON THE ROLE OF RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN INDEX (RET-HE) IN DETERMINING LATENT IRON DEFICIENCY (LID) IN PHILANTHROPIC BLOOD DONORS AT TAY NGUYEN REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL. Vietnam Medical Journal, 549(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v549i2.13822

STUDY ON THE ROLE OF RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN INDEX (RET-HE) IN DETERMINING LATENT IRON DEFICIENCY (LID) IN PHILANTHROPIC BLOOD DONORS AT TAY NGUYEN REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL

Nhung Nguyễn Thị Hồng, Phượng Nguyễn Thị Bích

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Objectives: Investigation of Latent Iron Deficiency through the Measurement of Hemoglobin Content in Reticulocyte Red Blood Cells (Ret-He) in Humanitarian Blood Donors. Patients and methods: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Results: Among 321 voluntary blood donors at Tay Nguyen Regional General Hospital from December 2021 to October 2022, we found no correlation between latent iron deficiency (LID) and the age of the donors. No correlation was found between LID and the weight of the donors. The average Ret-He concentration was 31.6 ± 3.2 (pg), with Ret-He values ranging from 18 (pg) to 38.8 (pg), and the highest frequency was around the average value of 31.6 ± 3.2 (pg). The average Ret-He concentration in males was 32.2 ± 3.0 (pg), which was higher than that in females at 30.9 ± 3.3 (pg), with statistical significance (p < 0.001). The rate of female blood donors with LID was 29.8%, higher than the rate for male donors at 15.0%, which was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The rate of donors with two or more donations (28.8%) with LID was higher than that of first-time donors (18.4%), and this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In this study, the frequency distribution of Ret-He was concentrated at levels indicating no iron deficiency. The average Ret-He concentration in males was higher than that in females, which was statistically significant. The rate of female blood donors with LID was higher than that of male donors with LID, with statistical significance. Additionally, the rate of donors with two or more donations who had LID was higher than that of first-time donors, which was also statistically significant.

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Hemoglobin Content in Reticulocyte Red Blood Cells, Latent Iron Deficiency

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