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

Jeffrey L Anderson; Heidi T May; Stacey Knight; Tami L Bair; Joseph B Muhlestein; Kirk U Knowlton; Benjamin D Horne

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7429

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

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e217429. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7429.

Authors

Jeffrey L Anderson^{1

2}, Heidi T May¹, Stacey Knight^{1

2}, Tami L Bair¹, Joseph B Muhlestein^{1

2}, Kirk U Knowlton^{1

2}, Benjamin D Horne^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.
² University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
³ Stanford University, Stanford, California.

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.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Blood Group Antigens*
COVID-19* / blood
COVID-19* / ethnology
Disease Susceptibility
Ethnicity*
Female
Hospitalization*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Northwestern United States
Racial Groups*
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index*
Sex Factors
Southwestern United States

Substances

Blood Group Antigens