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Editor, Senior Moderator
Transfusion
. 2021 Mar 5.
doi: 10.1111/trf.16339. Online ahead of print.
ABO blood type association with SARS-CoV-2 infection mortality: A single-center population in New York City
James Szymanski[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laurel Mohrmann[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jamal Carter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Randin Nelson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sweta Chekuri[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Andrei Assa[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Brian Spund[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Morayma Reyes-Gil[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joan Uehlinger[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Baron[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Monika Paroder[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a variable clinical course with significant mortality. Early reports suggested higher rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with type A blood and enrichment of type A individuals among COVID-19 mortalities.
Study design and methods: The study includes all patients hospitalized or with an emergency department (ED) visit who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 between March 10, 2020 and June 8, 2020 and had a positive test result by nucleic acid test (NAT) performed on a nasopharyngeal swab specimen. A total of 4968 patients met the study inclusion criteria, with a subsequent 23.1% (n = 1146/4968) all-cause mortality rate in the study cohort. To estimate overall risk by ABO type and account for the competing risks of in-hospital mortality and discharge, we calculated the cumulative incidence function (CIF) for each event. Cause-specific hazard ratios (csHRs) for in-hospital mortality and discharge were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.
Results: Type A blood was associated with the increased cause-specific hazard of death among COVID-19 patients compared to type O (HR = 1.17, 1.02-1.33, p = .02) and type B (HR = 1.32,1.10-1.58, p = .003).
Conclusions: Our study shows that ABO histo-blood group type is associated with the risk of in-hospital death in COVID-19 patients, warranting additional inquiry. Elucidating the mechanism behind this association may reveal insights into the susceptibility and/or immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: ABO; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2021 Mar 5.
doi: 10.1111/trf.16339. Online ahead of print.
ABO blood type association with SARS-CoV-2 infection mortality: A single-center population in New York City
James Szymanski[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laurel Mohrmann[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jamal Carter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Randin Nelson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sweta Chekuri[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Andrei Assa[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Brian Spund[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Morayma Reyes-Gil[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joan Uehlinger[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Baron[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 2 [/SUP], Monika Paroder[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33665881
- DOI: 10.1111/trf.16339
Abstract
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a variable clinical course with significant mortality. Early reports suggested higher rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with type A blood and enrichment of type A individuals among COVID-19 mortalities.
Study design and methods: The study includes all patients hospitalized or with an emergency department (ED) visit who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 between March 10, 2020 and June 8, 2020 and had a positive test result by nucleic acid test (NAT) performed on a nasopharyngeal swab specimen. A total of 4968 patients met the study inclusion criteria, with a subsequent 23.1% (n = 1146/4968) all-cause mortality rate in the study cohort. To estimate overall risk by ABO type and account for the competing risks of in-hospital mortality and discharge, we calculated the cumulative incidence function (CIF) for each event. Cause-specific hazard ratios (csHRs) for in-hospital mortality and discharge were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.
Results: Type A blood was associated with the increased cause-specific hazard of death among COVID-19 patients compared to type O (HR = 1.17, 1.02-1.33, p = .02) and type B (HR = 1.32,1.10-1.58, p = .003).
Conclusions: Our study shows that ABO histo-blood group type is associated with the risk of in-hospital death in COVID-19 patients, warranting additional inquiry. Elucidating the mechanism behind this association may reveal insights into the susceptibility and/or immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: ABO; SARS-CoV-2.