Background:Hypertension is a persistent elevation of blood pressure in the arteries
which if not properly managed can lead to stroke, heart failure, atrial
fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease and other life threatening outcomes.
This study investigated some haematological parameters of Primary hypertensive
subjects.Objectives: To compare some haematological parameters (haematocrit, haemoglobin
concentration, Platelets count, White Blood Cells count, red blood cell count
and Red Cells Indices between hypertensive and normotensive subjects. Materials and methods: Blood samples were collected from 76 known hypertensive subjects between
30 - 70 years attending the Cardiology clinic of the University of Abuja
Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada. Another 37 normotensive subjects between 30 - 65
years served as the control. All subjects gave their consents. Platelets count,
Haemoglobin estimation, Packed Cell Volume, Red Blood Cell Count, Mean Cell
Volume, Mean Cell Haemoglobin, Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration and White
Blood Cell count were determined using Mythic 22 five parts haematology
analyzer.Results: Results for Hypertensive and Control subjects were, White Blood Cell,
5.76 ± 1.45 × 109/l and 4.76 ± 1.03 × 109/l, Platelet
count, 248.7552.45 × 109/l and 284.95 ± 27.66 × 109/l,
Mean Cell Volume, 91.81 ± 3.05fl and
85.68 ± 6.48
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