Association between blood groups and blood hemoglobin levels in rural region of west champaran comprising 18–45 years age group.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the association between blood groups and blood hemoglobin levels in rural population comprising 18–45 years age group.

Methods: The study was done Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Bettiah, Bihar, India. after obtaining approval from the Institutional Human Ethics Committee. A total number of 200 subjects were recruited for the study. The subjects were recruited from the common rural population in and around in the Bihar region. Apparently healthy males and females of the age group 18–45 years were included in the study.

Results: In the present study, there were 120 male and 80 females. There was no significant relationship between male and female in their blood group. P-value = 0.150 which is greater than 0.05. The distribution of Rh positive and Rh negative varies among the ABO blood groups. There are significant differences in the distribution of Rh positive and negative among the groups. 2% patients having Rh negative blood group has low Hb concentration while percentage of participants with Rh positive blood group having low Hb concentration is 7.5%. 92.5% participants were Rh positive having normal Hb concentration. In our study we found that participants with blood group B are more prone for anemia, followed by O, AB and blood group A.

Conclusion: We concluded that individuals with blood group B are more prone to anaemia followed by blood group O, A and least is with blood group AB. Based on their blood groups, we can advise regular intake of diet rich in iron and vitamins or also their supplements to the individual who are more susceptible to anaemia