SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND LIPID PROFILE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF FEDERAL MEDIAL CENTRE, OWERRI, NIGERIA
Abstract
The study was aimed at assessing platelet count, haemoglobin level and lipid profile of hypertensive subjects attending outpatient clinic in Federal Medical Center, Owerri. A total of 100 subjects were investigated, out of 50 were hypertensive subjects and 50 were normotensive. The platelet counts were analyzed using the colorimetric method. Total cholesterol of hypertensive subjects with 236.07± 67.06mmol/l while that of normotensive group 136.05±20.44 was significant. (P<0.05). Low density lipoprotein of hypertensive were significantly higher 169.33±67.26mmol/L when compared to that of the control group 86.20± 25.78mmol/L (P<0.05). High density lipoprotein of hypertensive subjects were significantly (P<0.05) lower 38.43± 11.47mmol/L compared with that of the normotensive control group 105.75±30.96mm/L. The triglyceride were also significantly increased (P<0.05) in hypertensive group 138.93±53.1mmol/l compared with control group 105.75±30.96mmol/L. The platelet count of hypertensive subjects were 205.23±35.85xl09/L lower than that of normotensive 214.65±46.49x109/L were not statistically significant. (P>0.05). The hemoglobin level of hypertensive subject were 11.67±1.77 lower than that of normotensive 12.88±1.13 but were (P>0.05). This work concluded that all the lipid profile studied statistically deviated from the control group. Again the hemoglobin and platelet were significantly below the reference value and recorded a change when compared with the control.
