The contribution and potential of older blood donors in Asia Pacific regions

Yoke-Lin Fung; Cheuk-Kwong Lee; So-Yong Kwon; Yuyun Soedarmono; Masahiro Satake; Ramir Alcantara; Rebecca Donkin

doi:10.1111/tme.12845

Back

The contribution and potential of older blood donors in Asia Pacific regions

Journal article

Peer reviewed

The contribution and potential of older blood donors in Asia Pacific regions

Yoke-Lin Fung, Cheuk-Kwong Lee, So-Yong Kwon, Yuyun Soedarmono, Masahiro Satake, Ramir Alcantara and Rebecca Donkin

Transfusion Medicine, Vol.32(1), pp.71-76

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12845

PMID: 34954862

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12845View

Published Version

Abstract

donation age

age limits

haemoglobin

older donors

Asia Pacific

post-menopausal

Objectives: To investigate the blood supply contribution of older donors in five Asia Pacific regions. Background: Older people are often the largest blood user group. Thus, as the population ages blood supply needs increase. Minimum and maximum donation age criteria potentially constrain the size of the donor pool. Materials and methods: Haemoglobin values and demographic frequency analytics (sex, age and blood type) were analysed on blood donors aged 60 years or more, from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea over 12 months. Results: Data on 434357 donations was analysed. ABO Rh(D) frequencies of older donors matched that of national frequencies. Older donors were a disproportionately smaller proportion of the total donor pool for each country. Indonesia was the only region with no maximum age limit. Median haemoglobin for older males ranged from 14.2 to 14.8 g/dl and for females 13.1 to 13.9 g/dl. The frequency of female donors was between 15% and 33% of older donors. Older donors had higher donation frequency and lower deferral rates. Conclusion: Older donors are loyal and regular donors but under-represented in all regions studied. They could help meet future blood supply needs, especially post-menopausal female donors. Studies including ferritin levels are needed to determine if upper age limits can be safely modified

Details

Title: The contribution and potential of older blood donors in Asia Pacific regions
Authors: Yoke-Lin Fung (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Cheuk-Kwong Lee (Author) - Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Hong Kong
So-Yong Kwon (Author) - Korean Red Cross Blood Services, South Korea
Yuyun Soedarmono (Author)
Masahiro Satake (Author) - Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan
Ramir Alcantara (Author) - Singapore Blood Services, Singapore
Rebecca Donkin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: Transfusion Medicine, Vol.32(1), pp.71-76
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12845
ISSN: 1365-3148
PMID: 34954862
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Biomedicine; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99603205902621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

112 Record Views

6 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Web Of Science research areas: Hematology

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: SDGs from InCites