Frequency of ABO/Rh Blood Groups Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Luanda, Angola

Abstract

Euclides Nenga Manuel Sacomboio, Sandra Alberto Pululo, Cruz S. Sebastiao, Adelino Tchilanda Tchivango, Silvana da Rocha Silveira, Mauricio da Costa, Carlos Alberto Pinto de Sousa, Eduardo Ekundi-Valentim and Edson Kuatelela Cassinela

Background Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by alterations in glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism, which can be identified by detecting high blood glucose levels. In this study we evaluated the frequency of ABO/Rh blood groups in patients with diabetes treated in Luanda, during the second half of 2020.

Methods This was an observational, analytical, prospective study with a quantitative approach conducted with 100 patients with diabetes.

Results The mean age of patients was 48,4±14 years old. Patients males (63%) with a mean age of 47.9±14.5 years old, secondary educational level (33%), and living in urbanized areas from Luanda (33%), which were the most prevalent in this studied population. About 57% did not exercise before the disease and did not have the disease in the family (51%). About 71% of the patients used insulin to treat diabetes. ORh+ and ARh+ blood groups were the most frequent. The majority of the patients were less than 4 years with diabetes.

Conclusion We concluded that the patients most affected by diabetes were the elderly, males, from urbanized areas, and with blood groups ORh+ or ARh+. Further studies assessing the relationship between ABO/Rh blood groups and diabetes among the Angolan population are needed.

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