Evaluation of Mean Platelet Volume in Children with Hypertension

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the cases.

	Hypertension group (n = 45)	Control group (n = 45)	value
Gender
Female, n (%)	19 (42.2)	27 (60)	0.092
Male, n (%)	26 (57.8)	18 (40)
Age (years)
Median (25p–75p)	15 (13–16)	13 (11–16)	0.104^&
Weight (kg ± SD)	84.4 ± 17.5	46.8 ± 14.6	<0.001^#
Height (cm ± SD)	169 ± 10.4	156 ± 17.2	<0.001^#
Body mass index (kg/m^2 ± SD)	29.7 ± 6.20	18.9 ± 2.82	<0.001^#
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) median (25p–75p)	150 (140–160)	100 (97–110)	<0.001^&
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) median (25p–75p)	90 (80–90)	60 (60–65)	<0.001^&

Chi-square test, &Mann-Whitney U test, #Student’s t-test. The bold values represent statistically significant values ().