TY - JOUR AU - Johnstone, J. M. AB - Brit. J. prev. soc. Med. 124-127 (1954), 8, SEX RATIO AND THE ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM BY J. M. JOHNSTONE the From Department of Pathology, the University and Western Infirmary, Glasgow TABLE I the sex ratio An interesting association between at birth and the ABO blood has been NUMBERS AND ABO BLOOD GROUPS OF group system INFANTS BORN TO MOTHERS OF EACH BLOOD GROUP demonstrated He by Sanghvi (1951). showed, in each of two one from New population samples, Infants 1 Mothers Total Infants York and the other from that the sex ratio Bombay, Group Sex 0 A B AB No. of of 0 infants of 0 per cent. male (percentage males) Group Group mothers was significantly than that of higher Male 385 145 41 - 52-1± -10 Group A infants of A the ratio for Group mothers; Female 371 126 29 - Group B infants of B mothers Group approximated Male 149 345 11 21 closely with the first ratio. Allan (1952a; 1952b; A 51-5 1-6 Female 126 346 9 14 495 1953) further analysed material and also Sanghvi's Male 39 29 44 attempted to correlate the sex ratio data with 13 125 _ 544 ±3-3 certain fertility TI - Sex Ratio and the ABO Blood Group System JF - Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health DO - 10.1136/jech.8.3.124 DA - 1954-07-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/british-medical-journal/sex-ratio-and-the-abo-blood-group-system-8ft5VDG2pS SP - 124 EP - 127 VL - 8 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -