Abstract

The aim is to find the mean hemoglobin values for various blood groups and to find out if there are any significant differences in the values in different blood groups. Materials and Methods: Total 300 subjects were recruited from the common rural population in and around of Telangana. Apparently healthy males and females of the age group 18–45 years were included in the study. Blood hemoglobin levels were estimated using the instrument hemo control (EKF diagnostics). The finger pricked blood was collected into a hemoglobin microcuvette and this was fed into hemo control. The hemoglobin levels were displayed digitally. The values were recorded. Results: The randomly selected population consisted of 173 males and 127 females There was a significantly high value of hemoglobin occurring in the O+ve individuals (hemoglobin values of 15.1–16.3 g/dL) as compared to the A+ve individuals though the absolute values and mean values of the hemoglobin fall in the normal range only. Conclusion: Our study done on the rural population showed significantly higher hemoglobin values in O blood group than the A and B blood groups. Rh-negative blood groups had low hemoglobin values when compared with Rh+ve blood groups.

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