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Although the ABO blood group system is a known thrombotic risk factor, its role in gastric cancer\u2013associated pulmonary thromboembolism remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study analyzed 1488 gastric cancer patients to assess the association between ABO blood type and pulmonary thromboembolism. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify independent predictors, and Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis was used to compare cumulative incidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Pulmonary thromboembolism incidence was highest in the AB group (5.49%), while that in non-AB groups was 1.81% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Multivariate analysis confirmed AB blood type (hazard ratio: 2.42, 95% confidence interval: 1.09\u20135.39,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03), age &gt;65 years (hazard ratio: 2.75, 95% confidence interval: 1.30\u20135.82,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01), and metastasis (hazard ratio: 4.03, 95% confidence interval: 1.69\u20139.62,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01) as significant independent predictors. Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis confirmed a higher cumulative pulmonary thromboembolism incidence in the AB group (log-rank test,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). However, the O versus non-O group showed no significant differences in Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis (log-rank test,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.35).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>AB blood type is an independent risk factor for pulmonary thromboembolism in gastric cancer patients. This finding, distinct from the traditional non-O group risk model, suggests that identifying AB blood type can improve risk stratification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/03000605261417838","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,21]],"date-time":"2026-04-21T04:47:16Z","timestamp":1776746836000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association between blood type and pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with gastric cancer: A retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"54","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3578-8371","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joonpyo","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Youngwoo","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kilyoon","family":"Pack","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Taeil","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yoonsun","family":"Won","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kyung Eun","family":"Ha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Young Saing","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeonggeun","family":"Moon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_8_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21660"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers15092639"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000518483"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4143\/crt.2024.253"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4143\/crt.2020.263"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1182\/asheducation.V2012.1.626.3798655"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2022.16815"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1160\/TH16-08-0615"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(16)30514-1"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0032-1315758"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1160\/th14-05-0457"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1538-7836.2007.02579.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/01.ATV.20.8.2024"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2007.11.008"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017563"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_17_2","first-page":"164","article-title":"Non-O blood group: an important genetic risk factor for venous thromboembolism","volume":"11","author":"Franchini M","year":"2013","unstructured":"Franchini M, Makris M. 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