title: Frequency of ABO/Rhesus Blood Groups in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: The correlation between ABO/Rh blood groups and diabetes mellitus is still controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ABO/Rhesus blood groups and diabetes in Turkish population. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Istanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Education and Training Hospital's Diabetes Units. The study group was composed of 421 patients with type-1 diabetes, 484 patients with type-2 diabetes and 432 controls. Blood samples were collected and tested for ABO/Rhesus blood groups. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 17.0. A significant association was found between blood groups and diabetes mellitus. The frequency of AB blood group was significantly higher in type-1 diabetics; and A blood group was significantly higher in type-2 diabetics. Furthermore, Rh negativity were significantly more frequent in type-2 diabetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oner
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Telatar
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Zeynep Kamil Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan Fidan
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Celik Yagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oguz
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000097:blood*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System