Emphasizing the link between blood types in multi-ethnic disparities and COVID-19 infection in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

To analyze the impact and distribution of blood groups in different ethnicities and the extent of susceptibility to infection with COVID-19 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A retrospective study was performed on 4,609 COVID-19 patients from five ethnic groups to assess the impact and distribution of differe...

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Published in:Saudi medical journal 2022-02, Vol.43 (2), p.177-186
Main Authors: Nasif, Wesam A, Ali, Abeer S E, Khogeer, Asim A, Mukhtar, Mohammed H, NourEldein, Mohamed M, Shebly, Ahmed Y, Alqahtani, Shmukh H, Alnashri, Yahya A, Khouj, Ghidaa E, Gadah, Ziyad I, Althubiti, Mohammad A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Asian people
Blood & organ donations
Blood Group Antigens
Blood groups
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ethnicity
Gender
Health aspects
Humans
Infections
Males
Medical research
Minority & ethnic groups
Original
Patients
Population
Proteins
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
West Nile virus
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Summary:To analyze the impact and distribution of blood groups in different ethnicities and the extent of susceptibility to infection with COVID-19 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A retrospective study was performed on 4,609 COVID-19 patients from five ethnic groups to assess the impact and distribution of different blood types and susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. The study was carried out between November 2020 and June 2021 in the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University in collaboration with the General Directorate of Health Affairs, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Blood group (A, B, and O) distributions in 2,617 COVID-19 patients with local control populations was done. Our study found that in both Saudi and non-Saudi populations, blood groups O and A were associated with higher infection rates, whereas blood group AB was associated with lower infection rates ( =0.0001). COVID-19 seems to be associated with blood groups A, B, and AB (RR=3.23, 95% CI=2.702-3.821, =0.0001). COVID-19 risk was lower in people with O blood group (RR=0.783, 95% CI=0.733-0.836, =0.0001). South Asians had higher odds of COVID-19 infection when compared to Saudi cases and other ethnic groups (OR=1.12, 95 % CI: 1.074-1.24, =0.04). We emphasize that COVID-19 infection is not proportional among ethnically related blood groups. Notably, RhD-negative protect against COVID-19, whereas A and O blood types are more susceptible. Thus, when assessing COVID-19 prognosis and vaccination priority, blood groups A and O are critical.
ISSN:0379-5284
1658-3175
DOI:10.15537/SMJ.2022.43.2.20210847