Eşref ARAC, İhsan SOLMAZ, Serhat SAMANCI

ABO and Rh blood groups frequency in men, women and neonates in Diyarbakir province

Aim: In this study, our objective was to determine the distribution of the blood groups among females, males, and neonates alongwith the overall analysis of Rh and ABO blood group systems in Diyarbakır region and contribute particularly to the blood groupdatabase for neonates, as there is no other study focused on the blood groups in neonates in particular.Material and Methods: The data of 127,091 patients, who had applied for the determination of their blood groups or were hospitalizedand needed the determination of their blood groups between January 2016 and July 2019, were analyzed in this retrospective study.Results: In our study, the distribution of subgroups of the ABO system without considering the Rh system was as follows: 39.69%A, 33.62% O, 18.63% B, and 8.06% AB. The same rates were 36.79% A, 34.6% O, 20.77% B, and 7.84% AB among neonates. Thecomparison of the general population (females and males) with the neonates showed that group A was 3 percent lower and groupB was 2 percent higher among neonates. We believe our study is important, as it is the only single-center study focused on threegroups (females, males, and neonates) and conducted in the Research and Training Hospital in Diyarbakır.Conclusion: We believe that the differentiation in the distribution of ABO blood subgroups among neonates will also contribute to theliterature as an important finding, which may depend on the social events like the increased number of Syrian refugees and domesticmigrations.

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