Association of Helicobacter Pylori Infection with ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Military Students and Soldiers

Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) is one of the most common infectious bacteria cause diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, adenocarcinoma, etc. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that individuals who had O blood group were more likely to develop peptic ulcers. The aim of present study was to investigate the association between the prevalence of H. Pylori infection in soldiers and military students with ABO, Rh blood group in Tehran city.
In this descriptive study 417 individuals aged 18-27 years who were selected among military students of AJAUMS (Aja University of Medical Sciences) University of Afsari Imam Ali and soldiers. Personal, social and health information of individuals were collected through questionnaires. Phenotype of ABO blood groups and Rh in all participants were studied by a standard hemagglutination test. Antibody levels of Anti- H. pylori IgG in serum of all participants were determined by ELISA test. Collected data analyzed by using SPSSsoftware version 16 and Chi-square test.
Overall 183 (43.9%) of 417 subjects were seropositive, and 234 (56.1%) subjects were seronegative. Prevalence of infection in AJAUMS students compared to other two groups showed a significant decrease. However, the prevalence of infection in the group of persons with more than five family members was significantly higher than the group with less than 5.
There was no association between ABO, Rh blood groups with H. Pylori infection.