DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i01.006

Pages: 34-37

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between ABO blood groups and diabetes mellitus in the population of Jodhpur city of Rajasthan State [India]. The present cross sectional study analyzes ABO blood group among 400 subjects of every age taken randomly from the local population of Jodhpur city in the duration of January to may 2013. Out of 400subjects, 200 were normal healthy (97 male and 103 female) students of Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur and remaining 200 were DM patients [53 type 1(Insulin dependent) &147 Type 2 (Non insulin dependent)] attending the OPD of MDM & Umaid Hospital, Jodhpur. ABO blood groups of all subjects were determined by slide agglutination method. Data were analyzed by ‘one sample chi square test’. The results obtained in this study indicated that there was no significant difference in the frequency of ABO blood groups in Controls and Diabetic Patients of both Type I & II in all studied subjects [males, females and subjects irrespective of gender]. In our study, frequency of ABO blood groups observed was in an order of B > O > A > AB. We observed this order in both types [I & II] of Diabetic patients. We concluded that no association exists between any of the blood group and any type of DM. Extensive study is needed to establish the correlation.