Table 4.

Bleeding symptoms in patients with BUCs

N*All patientsBlood group OBlood group non-OPBHC
Epistaxis 422 133 (31.5) 60 (30.2) 73 (37.2) .568 NS 
Hematoma/easy bruising 422 279 (66.1) 134 (67.3) 145 (65.0) .616 NS 
Small-wound bleeding 422 145 (34.4) 67 (33.7) 78 (35.0) .777 NS 
Oral mucosal bleeding 422 84 (20.0) 52 (26.1) 32 (14.3) .003 <.05 
Gastrointestinal bleeding 422 56 (13.3) 30 (15.1) 26 (11.7) .302 NS 
Bleeding after tooth extractions 370 140 (37.8) 75 (43.9) 65 (32.6) .051 NS 
Postsurgical bleeding§ 383 232 (60.6) 115 (61.8) 117 (59.3) .171 NS 
Menorrhagia|| 363 215 (59.2) 104 (60.8) 111 (57.8) .843 NS 
Postpartum bleeding 229 67 (29.3) 31 (31.3) 36 (27.7) .224 NS 
Muscle bleeding 422 5 (1.4) 4 (2) 2 (0.9) .427 NS 
Joint bleeding 422 7 (1.6) 3 (1.5) 4 (1.8) .999 NS 
N*All patientsBlood group OBlood group non-OPBHC
Epistaxis 422 133 (31.5) 60 (30.2) 73 (37.2) .568 NS 
Hematoma/easy bruising 422 279 (66.1) 134 (67.3) 145 (65.0) .616 NS 
Small-wound bleeding 422 145 (34.4) 67 (33.7) 78 (35.0) .777 NS 
Oral mucosal bleeding 422 84 (20.0) 52 (26.1) 32 (14.3) .003 <.05 
Gastrointestinal bleeding 422 56 (13.3) 30 (15.1) 26 (11.7) .302 NS 
Bleeding after tooth extractions 370 140 (37.8) 75 (43.9) 65 (32.6) .051 NS 
Postsurgical bleeding§ 383 232 (60.6) 115 (61.8) 117 (59.3) .171 NS 
Menorrhagia|| 363 215 (59.2) 104 (60.8) 111 (57.8) .843 NS 
Postpartum bleeding 229 67 (29.3) 31 (31.3) 36 (27.7) .224 NS 
Muscle bleeding 422 5 (1.4) 4 (2) 2 (0.9) .427 NS 
Joint bleeding 422 7 (1.6) 3 (1.5) 4 (1.8) .999 NS 

Data are number of patients (percentage of total group analyzed).

*

N, the number of patients with the respective characteristic.

Comparison of categorical variables between groups (blood group O vs non-O) was performed by χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test.

Includes all patients who had tooth extractions.

§

Includes all patients who underwent surgery.

||

Includes all women.

Includes all women who gave birth.

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