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Blood groups and hypertension | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 68-70 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nasreen A.R. Wafi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: Essential hypertension is very common worldwide & it has many harmful effects. The aim of our study was to find whether any relation between blood groups and essential hypertension exists.Materials and methods: 439 hypertensive patients were chosen from the hypertensive clinic in Sulaimanyia , 288 females & 151 males. Their age ranging between 40- 76 years (mean 58). The blood group of these patients was determined. At the same time a control group of 439 non hypertensive persons were chosen in whom the blood groups were determined.Results: A close relation between blood group O and hypertension where 51.2% of hypertensive patients were group O, while 23.5% were group A, 19.8% were group B and 5.2% were group AB. This close relation between hypertension and blood group O was found almost equally in both female & in male patients.Conclusion: Group O people in Sulaimanyia are more prone to have essential hypertension than other blood groups.Keywords: Essential hypertension, Blood groups. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2006; 18(2) 68-70) | ||
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