TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of blood group A with coronary artery disease in young adults in Taiwan
AU - Lee, Hsin Fu
AU - Lin, Yen Chen
AU - Lin, Chia Pin
AU - Wang, Chun Li
AU - Chang, Chi Jen
AU - Hsu, Lung An
PY - 2012/7/15
Y1 - 2012/7/15
N2 - Objective We aimed to investigate the association between the ABO blood groups and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infartion (MI) in a young Taiwanese population. Methods We retrospectively recruited 277 consecutive subjects (men younger than 45 years and women younger than 55 years) who underwent coronary angiography (136 with documented CAD and 129 without CAD) at our center, between 2005 and 2008. Their ABO blood groups were determined using standard agglutination techniques. Results Patients with CAD showed a significantly different blood group distribution (O, 30.1%; A, 39.7%; B, 26.5%; AB, 3.7%) than that shown by the controls (O, 42.6%; A, 24.0%; B, 27.1%; AB, 6.2%; p=0.032). Patients with blood group A had a greater risk of CAD and MI than those with non-A blood groups (OR= 2.08, 95% CI=1.23-3.54; OR=2.21, 95% CI=1.19-4.09, respectively). After adjustment for common cardiovascular risk factors such as age, gender, hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, body mass index, family history of CAD, and lipid profiles; blood group A remained significantly associated with an increased risk of CAD and MI (OR=2.61, 95% CI 1.11-6.14, p=0.028; OR=3.53, 95% CI=1.21-10.29, p= 0.021, respectively). Conclusion Our findings suggest that blood group A is an independent risk factor for CAD and MI in young people in Taiwan.
AB - Objective We aimed to investigate the association between the ABO blood groups and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infartion (MI) in a young Taiwanese population. Methods We retrospectively recruited 277 consecutive subjects (men younger than 45 years and women younger than 55 years) who underwent coronary angiography (136 with documented CAD and 129 without CAD) at our center, between 2005 and 2008. Their ABO blood groups were determined using standard agglutination techniques. Results Patients with CAD showed a significantly different blood group distribution (O, 30.1%; A, 39.7%; B, 26.5%; AB, 3.7%) than that shown by the controls (O, 42.6%; A, 24.0%; B, 27.1%; AB, 6.2%; p=0.032). Patients with blood group A had a greater risk of CAD and MI than those with non-A blood groups (OR= 2.08, 95% CI=1.23-3.54; OR=2.21, 95% CI=1.19-4.09, respectively). After adjustment for common cardiovascular risk factors such as age, gender, hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, body mass index, family history of CAD, and lipid profiles; blood group A remained significantly associated with an increased risk of CAD and MI (OR=2.61, 95% CI 1.11-6.14, p=0.028; OR=3.53, 95% CI=1.21-10.29, p= 0.021, respectively). Conclusion Our findings suggest that blood group A is an independent risk factor for CAD and MI in young people in Taiwan.
KW - ABO blood group
KW - Coronary artery disease
KW - Risk factor
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U2 - 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7173
DO - 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7173
M3 - 文章
C2 - 22821093
AN - SCOPUS:84864060425
SN - 0918-2918
VL - 51
SP - 1815
EP - 1820
JO - Internal Medicine
JF - Internal Medicine
IS - 14
ER -