Table II.

Baseline characteristics of study patients.

Gender	97 men/98 women
Age [years]*	58.5 (9.7)
Height [cm]*	171 (9.0)
Weight [kg]*	80.3 (14.2)
Body mass index	27.5 (4.2)
Pre-donation haemoglobin [g/L]*	147 (11.2)
Pre-operative haemoglobin [g/L]*	134 (12.6)
ASA status
1	36
2	137
3	18

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^*Data presented as mean (standard deviation).