Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
A number of studies show blood type certain increase the risk of experiencing heart disease. Here are the blood groups at risk for heart disease.
There are four blood groups, namely A, B, AB, and O. Each blood type has certain characteristics. These characteristics make certain blood types more susceptible to heart disease.
Here are the blood groups that are at risk for heart disease.
Study from Harvard University showed people with blood groups A, B, and AB were at greater risk of heart disease than people with blood groups O.
This study was conducted on 89,500 adults and lasted for a long period of 20 years. Researchers found that people with blood type AB were 23 percent more likely to have heart disease than others.
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The blood groups at risk for heart disease according to the study are blood groups AB, B, and A. While blood group O has the lowest risk. (Photo: Stockphoto/JarekJoepera)- – |
People with type B blood had an 11 percent increased risk, and people with blood type A had a 5 percent increased risk.
Quoted from Penn Medicine, a study published in 2017 of one million patients also showed people with blood types A, B, AB had a 9 percent more risk of developing heart disease than blood type O.
But keep in mind, that does not mean if you have this blood type means you will experience heart disease.
There are many risk factors for heart disease that are more likely to cause a person to experience heart disease such as a high-fat diet, not exercising, lack of sleep, being overweight, high blood pressure, and smoking.
Avoid these risk factors by adopting a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease.
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