Blood groups and hypertension.
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
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Blood groups and hypertension.
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Wafi, Nasreen A.R.
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Background: 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 |
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College of dentistry/ University of baghdad
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2017-01-30
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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http://jbcd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jbcd/article/view/1628
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Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry; Vol 18 No 2 (2006); 68-70
2311-5270 1680-0087 |
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en
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Copyright (c) 2017 Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
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