Blood type affects the chance of stroke

Compared with people with blood type O , people with blood type AB and women with blood type B are slightly more likely to have a stroke.

Compared with people with blood type O, people with blood type AB have a 26% higher risk of stroke; women with blood type B have a 15% higher risk of stroke. There are more and more signs that blood type may affect the risk of chronic diseases. This will give people more reason to control blood pressure and cholesterol.

Blood type is determined by genes. You cannot change it. Blood type is only a cause of stroke. In addition to blood type, other factors such as smoking, alcoholism and lack of exercise can also induce stroke. These factors are variable. These variable factors can be adjusted or controlled to reduce the risk of stroke.