Table 3 Comparison of percentage distribution of ABO and rhesus (Rh) blood groups of Faisalabad and Safdarabad populations with other countries and other cities of Pakistan
Area | A | B | AB | O | Rh +  | Rh- | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faisalabad | 22.58 | 29.79 | 14.83 | 32.78 | 81.01 | 18.99 | Current study |
Safdarabad | 25.28 | 33.81 | 33.74 | 33.74 | 90 | 10 | Current study |
Comparison to other countries of world | |||||||
Turkey | 43.8 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 30.8 | 86.0 | 14 | [22] |
Saudi Arabia | 26 | 18 | 4 | 51 | 92 | 8 | [16] |
Bahrain | 21.5 | 24.4 | 4.5 | 49.6 | 94.5 | 4.5 | [17] |
Iran | 33.1 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 34.7 | 88.7 | 11.3 | [18] |
Palestine | 40 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 97.3 | 2.7 | [23] |
India (Punjab) | 21.9 | 37.6 | 9.3 | 31.2 | 97.3 | 2.7 | [19] |
Nigeria | 24.4 | 23.8 | 2.7 | 48.9 | 95.6 | 4.33 | [20] |
Bangladesh | 26.6 | 23.2 | 9.6 | 40.6 | 96.8 | 3.2 | [24] |
Comparison to other cities of Pakistan | |||||||
Sialkot | 22.2 | 36.5 | 9.7 | 31.34 | 91.2 | 8.7 | [35] |
Islamabad | 25.5 | 33.3 | 10.0 | 31.1 | 91.6 | 8.4 | [28] |
Dir upper | 32.1 | 29.8 | 12.4 | 25.7 | 86.4 | 13.6 | [25] |
Dir Lower | 33.9 | 27.9 | 11.3 | 28.6 | 92.4 | 7.5 | [27] |
Gujranwala | 22.9 | 35.3 | 9.32 | 32.4 | 92.03 | 7.97 | [29] |
Peshawar | 31.2 | 31 | 10.1 | 27 | 92.5 | 7.5 | [26] |
Lahore | 24.2 | 37.8 | 9.1 | 28.8 | 93 | 7 | [30] |
Mirpur | 26.3 | 32.5 | 31.6 | 9.4 | 91.0 | 9 | [31] |
Sakardu | 30.6 | 26.8 | 15.9 | 26.6 | 94.8 | 5.17 | [8] |
Multan | 21.9 | 36.9 | 7.33 | 33.8 | 92.1 | 7.83 | [32] |
Gujrat | 18 | 22 | 4 | 56 | 79.5 | 20.5 | [34] |
Karachi | 14.4 | 38.1 | 8.3 | 39.2 | 94.5 | 5.5 | [33] |