Evaluation of Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in Hypertensive Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria

Table 2

Comparison of the prothrombin time test (PTT) and partial thromboplastin time test kaolin (PTTK) based on duration of illness of hypertensive patients attending the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.

Parameters	Groups			value
	≤3 years; ()	4–7 years; ()	≥8 years; ()
PTT (seconds)
PTTK (seconds)

Analysis of variance.
is significant.
is not significant.
= number of hypertensive patients with duration of illness ≤3 years.
= number of hypertensive patients with duration of illness 4–7 years.
= number of hypertensive patients with duration of illness ≥8 years.