Research Article

Platelet Indices and Hypertension: Results from Shahedieh Cohort Study, Yazd, Iran

Table 1

Relationship between hypertension and some major risk factors.

VariableHypertension value
NoYes

Age groups (year)30–39.91662 (97.82%)37 (2.18%)<0.01
40–49.93204 (95.87%)138 (4.13%)
50–59.92391 (90.16%)261 (9.84%)
60≤1492 (85.01%)263 (14.99%)

Sex (n (%))Female4406 (93.32%)315 (6.68%)<0.01
Male4343 (91.88%)384 (8.12%)

Smoke cigarette (n (%))No6796 (92.95%)515 (7.05%)0.02
Yes1952 (91.43%)183 (8.57%)

BMI (kg/m2)≤18.49111 (97.37%)3 (2.63%)<0.01
18.5/24.92063 (96.40%)77 (3.60%)
25/29.93731 (93.27%)269 (6.73%)
30≤2838 (89.02%)350 (10.98%)

Cardiac disease (n (%))No8074 (92.93%)614 (7.07%)<0.01
Yes675 (88.82%)85 (11.18%)

Diabetes (n (%))No7265 (93.79%)481 (6.12%)<0.01
Yes1484 (87.19%)218 (12.81%)

Creatinine (mg/dL)Low min/0.79180 (95.24%)9 (4.76%)<0.01
Normal 0.80/1.397325 (92.93%)557 (7.07%)
High 1.40/max1236 (90.29%)133 (9.71%)

Glucose (n (%))Negative7982 (93.11%)590 (6.89%)<0.01
Positive568 (84.78%)102 (15.22%)

Triglyceride (mg/dL)Low min/49123 (99.20%)1 (0.8%)<0.01
Normal 50/1504675 (94.01%)298 (5.99%)
High 151/max3943 (90.79%)400 (9.21%)

Cholesterol (mg/dL)Normal ≤2005644 (93.26%)408 (6.74%)<0.01
High 201≤3097 (91.41%)291 (8.59%)

PDW (fl)Quartile 12234 (92.08%)192 (7.92%)0.02
Quartile 22184 (93.41%)154 (6.59%)
Quartile 32242 (93.41%)158 (6.59%)
Quartile 42078 (91.42%)195 (8.58%)

MPV (fl)Quartile 13061 (92.53%)247 (7.47%)0.99
Quartile 21389 (92.79%)108 (7.21%)
Quartile 32228 (92.64%)177 (7.36%)
Quartile 42061 (92.5%)167 (7.5%)

PLT (/l)Quartile 12238 (93.44%)157 (6.56%)0.09
Quartile 22189 (93.03%)164 (6.97%)
Quartile 32177 (92.20%)184 (7.80%)
Quartile 42137 (91.68%)194 (8.32%)

Chi-square test values. shows the type of statistical test and all significance values are shown in the last column.