A STUDY OF ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD GROUPS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS WITH HYPERTENSION IN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF CENTRAL INDIA.

Abstract

There is a growing worldwide epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and the most common of these are cardiovascular disease (for which hypertension is a significant risk factor). In India, NCDs contribute to 62% of all deaths and 48% of total national mortality occurs prematurely. This makes hypertension a significant public health issue.The major human blood group system is ABO. Recent studies have shown that some ABO type antigens are risk factors for Hypertension.  But still, limited studies are added in today’s science literature about the relationship of “ABO” blood group with  hypertension.