The relationship between blood types and anxiety, stress, and depression in university students

 Due to the lifestyle changes in societies, modern humans have been suffering from a wide range of mental pressures. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between blood types and anxiety, stress, and depression in students. 

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 315 students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences . Stress, anxiety and depression were studied using the DASS-21 questionnaire. Finally, the analysis of data obtained from the questionnaires was performed in SPSS.

The highest and lowest frequencies are observed among the O and A blood types, respectively. The mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression among the students at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences fall within the normal range. There is not a significant relationship between the mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression in different schools (P> 0.05). The stress, anxiety and depression variables of students do not show a significant difference with regard to different blood types (P> 0.05). The mean score of depression and stress is higher in men than women, but women have a slightly higher anxiety score despite the insignificant difference between them (P> 0.05).

The above results are indicated a non-significant relationship between blood types and stress, anxiety and depression.