Blood Rheology and Platelet Function in Untreated Early-Stage Essential Hypertensives Complicated with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Comparison of hemorheological variables, red blood cell (RBC) rigidity index “k”, hematocrit and platelet function between essential hypertensives with and without metabolic syndrome.

Variables	Metabolic syndrome		P value
	(−)	(+)
Blood viscosity (mPa·S)	4.01±0.42	4.33±0.52	<0.001
Plasma viscosity (mPa·S)	1.73±0.07	1.76±0.07	0.019
RBC rigidity index “𝑘”	1.73±0.11	1.76±0.13	0.237
Hematocrit (%)	39.4±3.6	40.8±3.6	0.025
Fibrinogen binding
Vehicle (%)	24.2±8.1	26.1±6.6	0.135
ADP 1.0 μM (%)	61.5±19.1	64.2±18.5	0.389
P-selectin expression
vehicle (%)	15.3±6.4	14.7±4.8	0.567
ADP 1.0 μM (%)	48.4±17.8	49.0±16.9	0.848

Values are mean ± SD. ADP: adenosine diphosphate.