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Original Article
Volume 2, Number 2, October 2013, pages 69-73
Is There an Association Between ABO Blood Group and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia?
Table
| ABO group | Case, N (%) | DIC | TTP/HUS | Eclampsia | HELP syndrome | Control, N (%) | P value | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulopathy; TTP: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; HUS: hemolytic uremic syndrome; CI: confidence interval. | ||||||||
| N (%) | 86 (100) | 45 (52) | 23 (27) | 14 (16) | 4 (0.06) | 100 (100) | ||
| A | 36 (42) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 (29) | < 0.009 | 2.7 |
| B | 26 (30.2) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 (27) | ||
| AB | 6 (7) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | ||
| O | 18 (21) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38 (38) | ||
| Non-O | 68 (79) | 35 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 64 (64) | < 0.023 | 2.3 |
| O/Non-O | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.59 | ||
| M/F | 31/55 | 26/19 | 4/19 | 0/14 | 0/4 | 48/52 | ||