Appendix 1: Estimated blood volume for female donors

The estimated blood volume for female donors (after Nadler) by height and weight is provided in two tables below, for weights between 50kg and 57kg and between 58kg and 64kg.

In the following tables, body measurements are shown in both metric and imperial units.

  • For height: centimetres and (feet and inches)
  • For weight: kilograms, (stones and ounces) and [pounds]

Please note, all blood volumes <3500 mL are shown in bold text.

For weights between 50kg and 57kg

Estimated blood volume (mL) by height (rows) and weight (columns)
Parameter 50kg (7st12) [110lb] 51kg (8st) [112lb] 52kg (8st3) [115lb] 53kg (8st5) [117lb] 54kg (8st7) [119lb] 55kg (8st9) [121lb] 56kg (8st11) [123lb] 57kg (9st) [126lb]

≤149cm
(4' 10")

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

150cm
(4' 11")

3039

3072

3105

3138

3171

3205

3238

3271

151cm

3063

3096

3129

3163

3196

3229

3262

3295

152cm
(4' 11½")

3088

3121

3154

3187

3220

3253

3286

3319

153cm

3113

3146

3179

3212

3245

3278

3311

3344

154cm
(5' ½")

3138

3171

3204

3237

3270

3303

3336

3369

155cm

3163

3196

3230

3263

3296

3329

3362

3395

156cm
(5' 1½")

3189

3222

3255

3288

3322

3355

3388

3421

157cm

3215

3248

3282

3315

3348

3381

3414

3447

158cm
(5' 2")

3242

3275

3308

3341

3374

3407

3440

3473

159cm

3269

3302

3335

3368

3401

3434

3467

3500

160cm
(5' 3")

3296

3329

3362

3395

3428

3461

3494

3527

161cm

3323

3356

3390

3423

3456

3489

3522

3555

162cm
(5' 4")

3351

3384

3417

3451

3484

3517

3550

3583

163cm

3379

3413

3446

3479

3512

3545

3578

3611

164cm
(5' 4½")

3408

3441

3474

3507

3540

3573

3607

3640

165cm

3437

3470

3503

3536

3569

3602

3635

3669

166cm
(5' 5")

3466

3499

3532

3565

3599

3632

3665

3698

167cm

3496

3529

3562

3595

3628

3661

3694

3727

≥168cm
(5' 6")

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

For weights between 58kg and 64kg

Estimated blood volume (mL) by height (rows) and weight (columns)
Parameter 58kg (9st2) [128lb] 59kg (9st4) [130lb] 60kg (9st6) [132lb] 61kg (9st8) [134lb] 62kg (9st11) [137lb] 63kg (9st13) [139lb] 64kg (10st1) [141lb]

≤149cm
(4' 10")

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

<3500

150cm
(4' 11")

3304

3337

3370

3403

3436

3469

3502

151cm

3328

3361

3394

3427

3460

3493

3526

152cm
(4' 11½")

3352

3386

3419

3452

3485

3518

3551

153cm

3377

3410

3443

3477

3510

3543

3576

154cm
(5' ½")

3403

3436

3469

3502

3535

3568

3601

155cm

3428

3461

3494

3527

3560

3593

3626

156cm
(5' 1½")

3454

3487

3520

3553

3586

3619

3652

157cm

3480

3513

3546

3579

3612

3645

3678

158cm
(5' 2")

3507

3540

3573

3606

3639

3672

3705

159cm

3533

3566

3600

3633

3666

3699

3732

160cm
(5' 3")

3561

3594

3627

3660

3693

3726

3759

161cm

3588

3621

3654

3687

3720

3753

3787

162cm
(5' 4")

3616

3649

3682

3715

3748

3781

3814

163cm

3644

3677

3710

3743

3776

3810

3843

164cm
(5' 4½")

3673

3706

3739

3772

3805

3838

3871

165cm

3702

3735

3768

3801

3834

3867

3900

166cm
(5' 5")

3731

3764

3797

3830

3863

3896

3929

167cm

3760

3794

3827

3860

3893

3926

3959

≥168cm
(5' 6")

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500

>3500