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ArticleJournal of blood medicine2019

The association between ABO blood group distribution and peptic ulcer disease: a cross-sectional study from Ethiopia.

Yonas Teshome, Wondyefraw Mekonen, Yohannes Birhanu, Tariku Sisay

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Article in Journal of blood medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yonas TeshomeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia.
Wondyefraw MekonenDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Yohannes BirhanuDepartment of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology Unit, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tariku SisayDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan Tepi University, Mīzan Teferī, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa University · ETDebre Berhan University · ETMizan Tepi University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies have shown that ABO blood group antigens are associated with peptic ulcer disease (PUD). There are limited sources regarding the association of blood groups with PUD patients in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the association between ABO blood group distribution, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), smoking, alcohol, coffee, and PUD at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

methodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken, and a total of 63 endoscopically confirmed PUD patients and 63 healthy controls were screened for ABO blood grouping using the standard slide agglutination reaction. Stool antigens were checked to determine

resultsThe ABO blood group distribution of PUD patients was 19.04% (12/63), 19.04% (12/63), 11.11% (7/63), 50.79% (32/63) for blood group A, B, AB, and O, respectively, while among control groups it was 25.39% (16/63), 23.80% (15/63), 12.69% (8/63), and 38.09% (24/63) for blood group A, B, AB, and O, respectively. 34.1% (22/63) of PUD patients had gastric ulcer and 65.9% (41/63) had duodenal ulcer. There was statistically a significant association between sex (

conclusionAlthough PUD trended as more prevalent among patients with blood group O than other blood group types their association was not statistically significant.

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ABO blood groupduodenal ulcergastric ulcerNSAIDspeptic ulcer disease

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