The Association Between ABO-Rh Blood Groups and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection
| Author | Abbas Sedighinejad | en |
| Author | Hossein Khoshrang | en |
| Author | Mohammad Haghighi | en |
| Author | Ali Ashraf | en |
| Author | Mostafa Saeedinia | en |
| Author | Gelareh Biazar | en |
| Author | Zahra Atrkarroushan | en |
| Author | Mahdi Ajdadi | en |
| Orcid | Abbas Sedighinejad [0000-0002-3466-5751] | en |
| Orcid | Hossein Khoshrang [0000-0002-9554-8495] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Haghighi [0000-0003-0331-1683] | en |
| Orcid | Gelareh Biazar [0000-0002-1716-1324] | en |
| Orcid | Zahra Atrkarroushan [0000-0001-8687-1242] | en |
| Accessioned Date | 2023-12-25T15:41:29Z | |
| Available Date | 2023-12-25T15:41:29Z | |
| Issued Date | 2021-02-28 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an alarming attack broke out in China and spread rapidly worldwide. Objectives: Based on a theory indicating the correlation between some viral diseases and blood types, we investigated the relationship between blood groups and coronavirus infection risk in Guilan Province, Iran. Methods: Retrospectively, all the files of the admitted patients with suspected COVID-19, in peak conditions of the disease between March 1 and May 30, 2020, were reviewed using the Census method. The required data, including epidemiological and clinical information and outcomes, were obtained from electronic records. Results: A total of 249 cases were analyzed, of whom 109 were collected from governmental centers, and the rest were collected from private hospitals. The most common co-morbidity was diabetes with 71 (37.6%) cases and the main symptom at the admission time was dyspnea with 170 (24.5%) cases. Of the total patients, 155 (62.2%) were discharged, and the rest died. The most common blood group among our patients was O Rh-positive with 91 (36.5%) cases. No meaningful correlation was found between outcomes and blood groups in terms of ABO types (P = 0.89) or Rh factor (P = 0.456). The Rh-positive proportion was significantly higher in the COVID-19 cases than in the general population (P = 0.038). Conclusions: We found that the Rh-positive proportion was significantly higher in the COVID-19 cases than in the healthy individuals. However, no correlation was observed between the groups regarding ABO typing. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.107982 | en |
| URI | https://repository.brieflands.com/handle/123456789/46669 | |
| Keyword | ABO-Rh Blood Groups | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Association | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Association Between ABO-Rh Blood Groups and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |