Abstract
Frequency of distribution of abo and rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens in the female type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in hail region of Saudi Arabia
Highlights
According to the world health organization (WHO) globally obesity has doubled between 1980 and 2014
For this study we investigated if there was any association between the inheritance of blood group antigens and the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among the Saudi female population
We recently reported the similar studies on the distribution of ABO and rhesus antigen (Rh) blood group antigens in male non diabetic control and T2DM male patients [4]
Summary
According to the world health organization (WHO) globally obesity has doubled between 1980 and 2014. In 2014 about 13% of the global adult population (out of which 11% were adult men and 15% were adult women) was obese. We reported alarmingly high adult obesity rates in Saudi adult population. Obesity has been linked to more deaths than the underweight population. The main reason for rising overweight and obesity is due to several factors the major factor is the imbalances between the calories intake and their expenditure (WHO fact sheet June 2016 updates) due to the sedentary habits, poor selection of diet (high fat and the carbohydrate contents) and the lack of exercise by many people. Many studies have linked obesity to diabetes [2,3]. According to the international diabetes federation (IDF), globally there are 415 million people who have diabetes out of which 35.4 million people live in the Middle East
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