To study the association between GDM and ABO and Rhesus groups. Material and
Methods:
A retrospective cohort study was performed in 1,078 womenwho gave birth to a singleton in Talca Regional Hospital, Chile, during 2008. We analyzed personal, obstetric, medical data and ABO and Rh blood groups.
Results:
GDM was diagnosed in 6.6% of women. Age and body mass index were significantly associated with GDM. There were no differences in Rh blood groups (p = 0.604), while ABO groups were different between GDM and controls. B antigen was present in 3% of GDM women and in 10.8% of controls (p = 0.037), with an odds ratio of 0.25 after adjusting for other associated risk factors (p = 0.06).
Conclusions:
ABO group is suggested as a possible protector marker for GDM.