Open AccessRace may modify the association between blood type and COVID‐19 infection
Author(s) -
Luo Jiajun,
Craver Andrew,
Zakin Paul,
Stepniak Liz,
Moore Kayla,
King Jaime,
Kibriya Muhammad G.,
Johnson Julie,
Olopade Christopher O.,
Pinto Jayant M.,
Kim Karen,
Ahsan Habibul,
AschebrookKilfoy Briseis
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ejhaem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-6146
DOI - 10.1002/jha2.539
Subject(s) - confidence interval , demography , medicine , relative risk , race (biology) , covid-19 , ethnic group , population , virology , biology , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , botany , sociology , anthropology
This study aims to investigate the race/ethnicity‐specific association between blood type and COVID‐19 susceptibility during March, 2020 and December, 2021 using data from the electronic health record at the University of Chicago Medicine. The study population was stratified into four groups: non‐Hispanic White, non‐Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and other. Log‐binomial generalized mixed model was used to estimate the relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). When compared to blood type O, type B was associated with positive COVID‐19 test in Blacks (RR = 1.12, 95% CI: 1.02–1.23), Whites (RR = 1.28, 95% CI: 0.99–1.66), and Hispanic (RR = 1.36, 95% CI: 0.97–1.92).