Survey of hemoglobin, blood urea and plasma uric acid concentrations among a sample of the Maltese population

Abstract

The primary purpose of this survey was to establish the averages of hemoglobin concentration, blood urea level and Plasma Uric Acid in a sample of the Maltese population. This survey was made on blood donors to the Blood Transfusion Centre at St. Luke's Hospital, Malta. Following the study of 292 male and 41 female blood donors aged 18 to 65 years, it was found that the average hemoglobin concentration is 14.5 mg./100 ml. for males and 12.7 mg./100 ml. for females; Uric Acid values average 4.9 mg./100 ml. among males and 4.3 mg./ 100 ml. among females; and the mean blood urea values for males and females are 31.8 mg./ 100 ml. and 30.9 mg./100 ml. respectively. No correlation was noticed between these values and the ABO Blood group system. Most of the blood donations came from people whose age ranged from 25 to 49 years.