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ABO Blood Groups and the Incidence of Complications in COVID-19 Patients: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Salvador Domènech-Montoliu

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Joan Puig-Barberà

    (Vaccines Research Area FISABIO, 46020 Valencia, Spain)

  • Maria Rosario Pac-Sa

    (Public Health Center, Health Department 2, 12003 Castello de la Plana, Spain)

  • Paula Vidal-Utrillas

    (Health Centers I and II, Health Department 2, 12530 Borriana, Spain)

  • Marta Latorre-Poveda

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Alba Del Rio-González

    (Health Centers I and II, Health Department 2, 12530 Borriana, Spain)

  • Sara Ferrando-Rubert

    (Health Centers I and II, Health Department 2, 12530 Borriana, Spain)

  • Gema Ferrer-Abad

    (Health Centers I and II, Health Department 2, 12530 Borriana, Spain)

  • Manuel Sánchez-Urbano

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Laura Aparisi-Esteve

    (Carinyena Health Center, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Gema Badenes-Marques

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Belén Cervera-Ferrer

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Ursula Clerig-Arnau

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Claudia Dols-Bernad

    (Health Center, Health Department 3, 12200 Onda, Spain)

  • Maria Fontal-Carcel

    (Health Center, Health Department 3, 12600 La Vall d’Uixó, Spain)

  • Lorna Gomez-Lanas

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • David Jovani-Sales

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Maria Carmen León-Domingo

    (Villa Fátima School, Health Department 3, 12530 Borriana, Spain)

  • Maria Dolores Llopico-Vilanova

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Mercedes Moros-Blasco

    (Carinyena Health Center, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Cristina Notari-Rodríguez

    (Health Center, Health Department 3, 12200 Onda, Spain)

  • Raquel Ruíz-Puig

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Sonia Valls-López

    (Emergency Service Hospital de la Plana, Health Department 3, 12540 Vila-Real, Spain)

  • Alberto Arnedo-Pena

    (Public Health Center, Health Department 2, 12003 Castello de la Plana, Spain
    Department of Health Science, Public University Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
    Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

After a COVID-19 outbreak in the Falles festival of Borriana (Spain) during March 2020, a cohort of patients were followed until October 2020 to estimate complications post-COVID-19, considering ABO blood groups (ABO). From 536 laboratory-confirmed cases, 483 completed the study (90.1%) carried by the Public Health Center of Castelló and the Emergency and Microbiology and Clinical Analysis of Hospital de la Plana Vila-real. The study included ABO determination and telephone interviews of patients. The participants had a mean age of 37.2 ± 17.1 years, 300 females (62.1%). ABO were O (41.4%), A (45.5%), B (9.1%), and AB (3.9%). We found no difference in the incidence of COVID-19 infections. A total of 159 (32.9%) patients reported one or more post-COVID-19 complications with divergent incidences after adjustment: O (32.3%), A (32.6%), B (54.1%), and AB (27.6%); B groups had more complications post-COVID-19 when compared with O group (adjusted relative risk [aRR] 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.68, 95% CI 1.24–2.27), and symptoms of fatigue (1.79, 95% CI 1.08–2.95), myalgia (2.06, 95% CI 1.10–3.84), headache (2.61, 95% CI 1.58–4.31), and disorder of vision (4.26 95% CI 1.33–13.60). In conclusion, we observed significant differences in post-COVID-19 complications by ABO, with a higher incidence in B group. Additional research is justified to confirm our results.

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  • Salvador Domènech-Montoliu & Joan Puig-Barberà & Maria Rosario Pac-Sa & Paula Vidal-Utrillas & Marta Latorre-Poveda & Alba Del Rio-González & Sara Ferrando-Rubert & Gema Ferrer-Abad & Manuel Sánchez-U, 2021. "ABO Blood Groups and the Incidence of Complications in COVID-19 Patients: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10039-:d:642100
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    1. Michael Zietz & Jason Zucker & Nicholas P. Tatonetti, 2020. "Associations between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, December.
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