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Association between blood groups and COVID-19 outcome in Iranian patients.
- Source :
- Future Virology; Oct2021, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p657-665, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Aim: Many factors have been speculated to explain the COVID-19 complex clinical phenotype. Due to the inconsistent data published on blood groups and COVID-19, we conducted a study on Iranian patients to further assess this association. Materials & methods: This retrospective study was conducted on data collected from confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized patients during March and December 2020 in a referral hospital for COVID-19, 5 Azar Hospital, Gorgan, north of Iran. A total of 1554 confirmed COVID-19 cases were enrolled in the study with blood group (ABO and Rh), demographic, and clinical data available. Results: Of 1554 patients, 1267 and 287 cases had recovered and deceased (due to COVID-19) outcomes, respectively. Most of the cases had O+ (29.6%), the least number had AB- (0.5%), and most of the deceased cases had O+ blood types (31.4%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that groups A- and B- had higher and groups B+, AB+, O+ and O- had lower odds of death than the A+ group. Conclusion: This study indicates that blood types may be related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19. Further studies with a large cohort for multiple people are required to validate this association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17460794
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Future Virology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152968229
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2021-0090