The association between blood groups and COVID‐19 infection: a study from the UK Biobank

Blood groups might influence susceptibility to COVID‐19 [1‐7]. We investigated associations between blood groups and COVID‐19 infection in UK Biobank participants, a prospective population‐based study that, between 2006 and 2010, enrolled 502,620 people aged 38–73 years in the United Kingdom. All pa...

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Published in:Journal of Internal Medicine 2021-05, Vol.289 (5), p.747-748
Main Authors: Zhang, J., Pellicori, P., Schutte, R., Cleland, J. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological Specimen Banks - statistics & numerical data
Blood Group Antigens - analysis
Blood groups
Correlation of Data
COVID-19
COVID-19 - blood
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 Testing - methods
COVID-19 Testing - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:Blood groups might influence susceptibility to COVID‐19 [1‐7]. We investigated associations between blood groups and COVID‐19 infection in UK Biobank participants, a prospective population‐based study that, between 2006 and 2010, enrolled 502,620 people aged 38–73 years in the United Kingdom. All participants gave written informed consent for their data to be used for research purposes, which was also approved by an ethics committee.
ISSN:0954-6820
1365-2796
DOI:10.1111/joim.13226