The cases of stroke are increasing rapidly all over the world. People have to face this serious disease at a young age. A new study has come out, according to which if a stroke occurs before 60, it can be detected from the blood group. Now you must be wondering how the blood group can tell the risk of stroke. In this article, we are going to tell you some important information about the study related to blood group and stroke.
How many types of blood groups are there
It is said that there are main types of blood and the names A, B, AB and O are the main ones. The blood group of a person is determined by the genes inherited from his parents.
What do the study of blood group and stroke say?
This study was done on the people of America, Asia and Europe. This included 16927 strokes and 576353 without strokes. According to the study, 5825 of these became victims of early onset stroke ie before the age of 60. Whereas 9269 had a stroke after the age of 60.
Who is more at risk of stroke
Compared to people with other blood groups, researchers found that people with type A blood group were more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60. The researchers also found that the genomic study revealed a clear association between genes in the A1 subgroup and early-onset stroke.
What do experts say
Researchers say that we do not yet know why people with blood type A are more at risk of stroke. By the way, it is related to blood clotting factors such as platelets and cells. Study author Braxton D. Mitchell of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore says that people with A blood group have a higher risk of blood clots in their bodies, Due to which brain stroke can come.
