How blood type affects stroke risk

Researchers have found that some blood groups can apparently increase the risk of a stroke.

A researcher doing a blood test. (icon image) – Pexels

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the essentials in brief

• Blood type affects the risk of having a stroke.
• This has been discovered by researchers at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
• The reason for this could be the clumping properties of the blood groups.

Researchers have found that blood type can affect the risk of stroke. A research team from the University of Maryland in Baltimore has now gained new insights into the risk of a stroke. In a meta-analysis, they discovered that before especially the blood groups A and 0 have a significant difference. They published the results in the journal Neurology.

carrying of blood group A suffer a stroke about 16 percent more often than their peers with other blood groups. at blood group zero reduces the risk of stroke by 12 percent. It could be due to the influence that the blood groups have on the clotting of the blood.