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Item ABO/rhesus blood group systems are not clinical indicators of male baldness.(College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, 2017) Ayinde, T.O.,; Sanni, M.A.,; Afodun, A.M.,; Ojulari, L.S.,; Jimoh-Abdulghaffaar, H.O.,; Ayinla M.T.,; Abdulazeez, F.I.,; Abdulkareem, S., .; Abdulrahim, H.A.; Samotu, KBackground: Several disease entities have been linked to the ABO/Rh blood group systems.Baldness or alopecia is the partial or complete lack of hair on the head and/or body. Major advances have been achieved in understanding principal elements of the androgen metabolism involved in the pathogenesis of alopecia, but not much preliminary work has been done in its relationship to blood types. Aim: This study is aimed to determine if there is any association between blood types and male baldness. Methods: 400 male subjects (25-60 years)at Sobi Specialist Hospital Alagbado, Ilorin, kwara State, Nigeria were recruited into the study(200for control and 200for baldness).Blood sample was collectedfrom each subjectfor blood grouping estimation, following the completion of a questionnaire containing information about baldness and haematological profile. Result: The distribution ofphenotypic frequencies of ABO group in the control samples were 26.00 28.00 4.000 and 42.0% for groups A, B, AB and O, respectively, while 92.0 00 of the subjects were Rh (D) positive and 8.00% Rh(d) negative. And for the baldness, they were 26.000, 26.00 4.000 and 44% for A, B, AB, and O respectively; while Rh (D) positive were 94.000 and Rh (d) negative were 6.0%. The overall result is statistically insignificant (P>O.OS) using Pearson Chi-square. Conclusion: The result reflects an absolute parallel relationship between baldness and ABO/Rhesus blood group systems. Thus, ordering for blood group assessment during routine hair clinic as part of ancillary investigation should be discouraged, except if other interests arise. Keywords: ABO, rhesus, blood group, baldnessItem Effect of prolonged heat exposure on red blood cell indices in-vivo among local bread bakers in Ilorin metropolitan city(Society of Basic and Applied Physiology, 2022) Ayinde, T.O.,; Oluwasola, A.,; Olohungbebe, K.A.,; Ojulari, L.S.,; Sanni, M.A.,; Afodun, A.M.,; Balogun, M.E.Background: Occupational hazards are specific dangers workers are exposed to, at work environments, due to tools, or interactions among co-workers. This is also seen among local bakers exposed to undue heat culminating into several unreported health conditions making the victims to indiscriminately and erroneously take blood supplements as antidotes. This study was conducted to explore the effect of prolonged environmental heat exposure on red blood cells indices in vivo among local bakers in Ilorin metropolitan city. Methodology: One hundred office workers and 100 local bread bakers with 5 years and above working exposure to prolonged heat were selected from 10 different local bakeries in Ilorin. Following completion of a questionnaire, blood samples were collected for assessment of red blood cell indices. Result: There was significant (p<0.05) increase in levels of haemoglobin, packed cell volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin, while there was no significant (p>0.05) change in the levels of RBC, MCV and MCHC, though there was increase. Conclusion: In conclusion, the result of this study demonstrated that prolonged heat exposure caused increase in the level of haemoglobin, packed cell volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin. However, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration of the bakery workers were uneventful compared to that of the control.Item Effect of prolonged heat exposure on red blood cell indices in-vivo among local bread bakers in Ilorin metropolitan city(Society of Basic and Applied Physiology, 2022) Ayinde, T.O.,; Olohungbebe, K.A., .; Ojulari, L.S.,; Sanni, M.A.,; Oluwasola, A.,; Afodun, A.M.,; Balogun, M.EBackground: Occupational hazards are specific dangers workers are exposed to, at work environments, due to tools, or interactions among co-workers. This is also seen among local bakers exposed to undue heat culminating into several unreported health conditions making the victims to indiscriminately and erroneously take blood supplements as antidotes. This study was conducted to explore the effect of prolonged environmental heat exposure on red blood cells indices in vivo among local bakers in Ilorin metropolitan city. Methodology: One hundred office workers and 100 local bread bakers with 5 years and above working exposure to prolonged heat were selected from 10 different local bakeries in Ilorin. Following completion of a questionnaire, blood samples were collected for assessment of red blood cell indices. Result: There was significant (p<0.05) increase in levels of haemoglobin, packed cell volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin, while there was no significant (p>0.05) change in the levels of RBC, MCV and MCHC, though there was increase. Conclusion: In conclusion, the result of this study demonstrated that prolonged heat exposure caused increase in the level of haemoglobin, packed cell volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin. However, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration of the bakery workers were uneventful compared to that of the control.