Alanazi, T., Alanazi, K., Alruwaili, W., Alanazi, M., Alshammari, A., Alanazi, A., Alazmi, Z., Alanazi, A., Almijlad, R., Almutairi, A., Alenzi, A. (2018). Blood groups as risk factor of hypertension in Arar population, Northern Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), 6854-6858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16742
Taif Shayish N Alanazi; Khalid Nadi M Alanazi; Wael Ayad O Alruwaili; Mohammed Abdullah A Alanazi; Ahmed Nawfal M Alshammari; Abdulaziz Saqer A Alanazi; Zuhur Naif Alazmi; Anwar Ayed Thani Alanazi; Ruba Mohammed Mahdi Almijlad; Anwar Suwailem Almutairi; Almajd Mateb Nafa Alenzi. "Blood groups as risk factor of hypertension in Arar population, Northern Saudi Arabia". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73, 6, 2018, 6854-6858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16742
Alanazi, T., Alanazi, K., Alruwaili, W., Alanazi, M., Alshammari, A., Alanazi, A., Alazmi, Z., Alanazi, A., Almijlad, R., Almutairi, A., Alenzi, A. (2018). 'Blood groups as risk factor of hypertension in Arar population, Northern Saudi Arabia', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), pp. 6854-6858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16742
Alanazi, T., Alanazi, K., Alruwaili, W., Alanazi, M., Alshammari, A., Alanazi, A., Alazmi, Z., Alanazi, A., Almijlad, R., Almutairi, A., Alenzi, A. Blood groups as risk factor of hypertension in Arar population, Northern Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 73(6): 6854-6858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16742
Blood groups as risk factor of hypertension in Arar population, Northern Saudi Arabia
Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is a disease that has a huge impact on the health of communities. Familial patterns of hypertension suggests genetic factor as an another important non-modifiable predisposing factor, and ABO blood group is one of such factors which needs to be investigated in more details. Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension in various ABO and Rh blood group subjects, and to explore any association between ABO and Rh blood groups with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia. It included 312 participants from the general population of Northern Saudi Arabia. Data were collected by a pre-designed online questionnaire which was distributed among the population. It was self-administered, after a brief explanation of the idea of the research. The questionnaire included the clear questions to collect the relevant data. Results: the study included 312 participants 28.8% aged 30-39 years, 26.0% aged 40year or more, 85.3% were females and 79.2% were highly educated. In the studied sample, 38.1% had O blood group, 30.1% had B blood group, 26% had A blood group and 5.8% had AB blood group. About fifth (20.5%) of studied sample had hypertension; from them 20.3% group A, 7.8% AB, 25% B and 46.9% group O. The present study found that there was no significant association between hypertension and blood groups as risk factors (P = 0.274). Among hypertensive cases 85.9% Rh+ve, 14.1% Rh-ve, there was no significant association between hypertension and Rh factor (P = 489). Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicated that in Arar city population, we could not find any evidence that particular ABO blood group was more susceptible to develop hypertension.
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