Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of the prothrombin time test (PTT) and partial thromboplastin time test kaolin (PTTK) across ages of normotensive patients attending the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.

ParametersAge range value
≤35 years
()
32–50 years
()
≥51 years
()

PTT (seconds)
PTTK (seconds)

Analysis of variance.
is significant.
is not significant.
= number of normotensive patients with age range ≤35 years.
= number of normotensive patients with age range 36–50 years.
= number of normotensive patients with age range ≥51 years.