Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e217429.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7429.

Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Blood Group Type With Risk of COVID-19 in a US Population

Affiliations

Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Blood Group Type With Risk of COVID-19 in a US Population

Jeffrey L Anderson et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This case-control study examined the association of sociodemographic factors and blood group type with risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity of COVID-19.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Muhlestein reported receiving a research endowment from Dell Loy Hansen Heart Foundation Heart Institute during the conduct of the study. Dr Horne reported receiving grants from Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation, AstraZeneca, and PCORnet; nonfinancial support in the form of in-kind donations from GlaxoSmithKline and CareCentra; serving on an advisory board for LabMe.ai; and licensing of intellectual property from Alluceo and CareCentra outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

Similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Li J, Wang X, Chen J, Cai Y, Deng A, Yang M. Association between ABO blood groups and risk of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Br J Haematol. 2020;190(1):24-27. doi:10.1111/bjh.16797 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ellinghaus D, Degenhardt F, Bujanda L, et al. ; Severe Covid-19 GWAS Group . Genomewide association study of severe Covid-19 with respiratory failure. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(16):1522-1534. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2020283 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Barnkob MB, Pottegård A, Støvring H, et al. . Reduced prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in ABO blood group O. Blood Adv. 2020;4(20):4990-4993. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002657 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Latz CA, DeCarlo C, Boitano L, et al. . Blood type and outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Ann Hematol. 2020;99(9):2113-2118. doi:10.1007/s00277-020-04169-1 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Zietz M, Zucker J, Tatonetti NP. Associations between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death. Nat Commun. 2020;11(1):5761. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19623-x - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Substances