People with blood type A are more likely to have a stroke.

[pinkvision]

The telegraph has an article where scientists found the highest number of people who have strokes are blood type A, blood groups B and AB have a very low risk. Most people are type O and have a lower risk than A but higher than B/AB.

If you have had a stroke and are willing to share your blood type it may be interesting to see if the numbers show this.

[spideyman]

Well I’m A positive

[LostGenius]

A+ so far no full blown strokes thank god but suspected TIAs (think first was in my 30s and they said I was too young) because the ERs here are overloaded so if you are having a stroke they’ll never get to you in the 4.5 hour window to help you if it’s Ischaemic and do anything.

[cat3]

Hi Pink. Mine was a haemorrhage stroke (SAH) and I'm RhD-negative..

[pinkvision in reply to cat3]

Hi Cat the RH is a different classification to a blood group. Everyone in either an A,B, AB, or O, the RH is for a protein on a red blood cell.

[cat3 in reply to pinkvision]

I didn't know my blood group 'til I was pregnant and was told I needed blood tests every 2 weeks. Also had anti-D immunoglobin injections as my blood type was 'Rhesus Negative' which could be incompatible with my baby's blood. In past surgeries it's been the exact term used and was an issue when I needed a transfusion.

But for the purpose of responding to your post I Googled it to see if there was a more scientific term and found it all pretty confusing (presence of antigens - molecules etc.😵) so maybe got the term wrong.

So I should've stuck with plain 'Rhesus Negative' as it's all I've ever known ! x

[paxo05]

Hi I'm O +,

Not sure on stats they can be misleading.

The best was someone explaining to me that statistically most people knocked of their bicycles are non cyclists.

Yep I was confused. What he meant was most people knocked off do not ride often and for exercise.

I told him I also rode for exercise and pleasure. He thought for a moment and offered " yes but you was commuting at the time so it wasn't for pleasure or exercise".

I had to think for a while , and I was the one with the bi.

He was convinced I fitted is stats.

Hopefully the blood group stats will make more sense and hopefully make a difference.

Pax

[pinkvision in reply to paxo05]

Hi, your cycling tale is quite funny, it shows how someone will argue the case to make you fit their version of the stats, and hence the stats will be wrong. I'm thinking the blood type/stroke results will have faults, but it would have been interesting if people who have had a stroke on here replied and said they were blood type A.

[paxo05 in reply to pinkvision]

I agree stats can be very useful yet some will bend the facts to fit the stats.

Yes it was funny about cycling until I realised he was actually serious and couldn't see how I actually didn't fit the stats.

Hopefully the blood group findings will be used for more accurate research.

[bridgeit]

Fascinating. My grandmother was type A. My mother was type A+. I'm A+. Both my grandmother and mother had strokes. GM had major bleeds, my mum had many small clot events (the TIAs). Seems to me to support the hypothesis.

[Painting-girl]

Not had a stroke, but am A positive.....

[Skulls]

I am A+ and my discharge letter mentioned I had suffered a stroke but I remained curious as I was not seen by a brain surgeon and there was no surgical intervention to relieve pressure from blood or clots. During the course of an investigation into my treatment, it was revealed I had not suffered a stroke but a hypoxic brain injury whilst my heart was not beating for fifteen minutes. I gather the terms ABI and stroke can be interchangeable!

Like others, I am suspicious of stats. The only one that truly hit home is that I am a member of the “Eight Percent Club” - that is the proportion of people who survived out of hospital cardiac arrests. I am lucky to be alive.