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A Danish research study revealed that people who have the blood type THE They may be less likely to become infected with the coronavirus, and the scientists emphasized that their risk of serious complications, such as organ failure and even death, is also reduced.
According to a report by the British newspaper Daily Mail, the Danish researchers used data from 473,000 people tested for Covid-19 against a control group of more than 2.2 million people from the general population, and Among those who tested positive for the virus, they found fewer and more with blood type O. Of people with types A, B and AB.
The results of a second study also indicated that the individuals had a blood type A Y SINCE Just under 45% of the UK and US population are at increased risk of developing serious symptoms and complications, such as the need for ventilation.
The results are based on a growing body of research indicating a link between blood type and the risk of infection with the coronavirus, in addition to the apparent protective effect of blood type O. About half of the people in the UK and the United States has blood type O.
People with severe coronavirus and the genes that code for blood were the same type A 50% more likely to receive oxygen support or a respirator, compared to those with other blood types.
Lead author of the first study, Dr Turpin Barrington, Danish University Hospital Odense, said: “It is very important to consider an appropriate control group because the prevalence of blood type can vary widely in different ethnic groups and different countries.. “
His team screened 196,252 people for blood type THE And 277,402 people of the species A or second or SINCE, And 38% of people who tested positive for HIV were COVID-19 Have blood type THE , 62% had blood type A or second or SINCEIn these last three groups, infection rates were similar at about 1.6%, compared to 1.4% for those with blood type THE.
