Research Article

Association of ABO and Rh Blood Group Phenotypes with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Referral Hospital Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Association of ABO blood group phenotypes with biochemical and anthropometric measurements at FHCRH, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia 2019 (n =212).

VariablesNon-AACOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value

SBPNormal99 (79.2%)26 (20.8%)1
Hypertensive54 (62.1%)33 (37.9%)2.327 (1.26-4.29)2.353 (1.15-4.815)0.019
LDLNormal91 (68.4%)42 (31.6%)1
Abnormal62 (78.5%)17 (21.5%)0.594 (0.31-1.137)0.493 (0.244-0.995)0.048
HLDNormal122(73.5%)44 (26.5%)1
Abnormal31 (67.4%)15 (32.6%)1.32 (0.662-2.72)1.64 (0.774-3.477)0.197
TCNormal83 (76.1%)26 (23.9%)1
Abnormal70 (68.0%)33 (32.0%)1.5 (0.822-2.75)1.885 (0.96-3.69)0.065
Non-BB
SBPNormal80 (64.0%)45 (36.0%)1
Hypertensive62 (71.3%)25 (28.7%)0.72 (0.397-1.294)0.704 (0.353-1.406)0.320
DBPNormal94 (64.4%)52 (35.6%)1
Hypertensive48 (72.7%)18 (27.3%)0.678(0.358-1.284)0.771 (0.377-1.575)0.475
TCNormal65 (59.6%)44 (40.4%)1
Abnormal77 (74.8%)26 (25.2%)0.499 0,277-0.897)0.496 (0.265-0.931)0.029
AlcoholNo115 (74.2%)40 (25.8%)1
Yes27 (47.4%)30 (52.6%)3.19(1.694-6.012)3.316 (1.728-6.362)<0.001

Note: Statistically significant association. Abbreviations: Non-A: blood groups other than A; Non-B: blood groups other than B; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol.