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Relationship of ABO Blood Type on Rotator Cuff Tears
Author(s) -
Lee DooHyung,
Lee HanDong,
Yoon SeungHyun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.04.015
Subject(s) - medicine , tears , rotator cuff , odds ratio , abo blood group system , rotator cuff injury , blood type (non human) , surgery
Abstract Background ABO blood groups are associated with various diseases. A relationship between Achilles tendon ruptures and blood type O has been reported, although its pathogenesis was not clear. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published study describing the relationship between blood type and rotator cuff tendon tears. Objective To determine whether patients with rotator cuff tear had a greater prevalence of blood type O than those without rotator cuff tear. Design A cross‐sectional study. Setting Research hospital outpatient evaluation. Participants A total of 316 subjects with shoulder pain were included and divided into “tear” and “no‐tear” groups according to ultrasonographic examination. Main Outcome Measures ABO blood group, gender, dominant arm, smoking history, trauma history, and age were compared between the 2 groups and the odds ratios of these factors were evaluated by logistic regression. Results The tear group (38.6%) had more instances of blood type O than the healthy population (27.2%; P = .002). The adjusted odds ratio for rotator cuff tear for blood type O to non‐O was 2.38 (95% confidence interval 1.28‐4.42). The odds ratios for rotator cuff tears for smoking, major trauma history, minor trauma history, and age were 2.08, 3.11, 2.29, and 1.06, respectively. Conclusion Patients with rotator cuff tears were more likely to have blood type O. The odds ratios of factors for rotator cuff tears were high in the following order: major trauma history, blood type O, minor trauma history, and age.