Tulika Chandra

Association between Red Cell Indices and Anthropometry of Blood Donors in a Single Institution Study

Somesh Raju, Rina Kumari, NS Verma & Tulika Chandra · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2025

Background: Hematocrit and other red blood cell indices are essential indicators of donor health and transfusion efficacy. While obesity and anthropometric factors such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference have been implicated in altering iron metabolism, the associat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2357

Study of Association between Platelet Function and Anthropometry of Blood Donors in a Single Institution

Somesh Raju, Narsingh Verma, Sunita Tiwari, Tulika Chandra, Rina Kumari & Kshitij Bhardwaj · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2016

Objective: To determine the association between obesity indices e.g. body mass index, waist circumference and platelet function in healthy blood donors. Methodology and Procedures: A cross-sectional study conducted on 100 healthy blood donors in Transfusion Medicine Department of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IBRR/2016/28567