Association of ABO blood type with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Authors

  • Martín Uriel Vázquez-Medina ,
    • Eira Cerda-Reyes ,
      • Arcelia Carolina Barrón-Campos ,
        • José Antonio Almeyda-Farfán ,
          • Maria Esther Ocharan-Hern´andez ,
            • Cruz Vargas de León Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9428-3619 (unauthenticated)

              DOI:

              https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a21n1.4516

              Abstract

              Introduction. The novel SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has generated a global crisis. It is necessary to find prognosis factors for hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2, that help us to understand the observed difference in disease severity in patients with similar characteristics. The aim of this study was to explore the relation between ABO groups and in-hospital mortality in Mexican patients admitted with COVID-19.

              Study design and Methods. We performed a retrospective study with 2369 hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infection in a tertiary referral hospital, admitted from March 27 and December 10, 2020.

              Results. Type A blood was associated with a lower hazard of death among COVID-19 patients compared to type O (adjusted HR=0.72, 95% IC 0.55-0.95, P-value=0.02).

              Conclusions We found evidence of a significant association between ABO blood type and COVID-19 in-patients’ death. The blood group A may be less likely to death during hospitalization compared with group O.

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              Author Biography

              • Cruz Vargas de León, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
                Profesor de Bioestadística de la Sección de Posgrado e Investigación de la Escuela Superior de Medicina en los programas de la Maestría en Ciencias de la Salud y Maestría en Bioética

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              Published

              2021-10-20

              Issue

              Vol. 21 No. 1 (2022)

              Section

              Research article

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              Vázquez-Medina , M. U., Cerda-Reyes , E., Barrón-Campos , A. C., Almeyda-Farfán, J. A. ., Ocharan-Hern´andez, M. E., & Vargas de León, C. (2021). Association of ABO blood type with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Horizonte Sanitario, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a21n1.4516