ABO blood group and the risk of aortic disease: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse the association between ABO blood group and aortic disease using data on blood donors and transfused patients from Sweden.

Design

This was a retrospective study using data from the Swedish portion of the Scandinavian Donations and Transfusions Database. The association between ABO blood group and aortic disease was analysed using log-linear Poisson regression models and presented as incidence rate ratios (IRRs).

Setting

Swedish population-based study.

Participants

The study cohort consisted of 1 164 561 Swedish blood donors and 961 637 transfused patients with a combined follow-up time of 29 390 649 person-years.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

IRRs of aortic events (ie, aortic aneurysms and/or aortic dissections) in relation

SUBMITTER: Zindovic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534704 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature