COMPARISON OF HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PRIMARY HYPERTENSIVE AND NORMOTENSIVE INDIVIDUALS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Hypertension, RBC, WBC, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin,Abstract
Background and Objective: Analyze and find out the association between blood pressure
and hematological parameters among hypertensive and normotensive individuals.
Methodology: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from January to December
2022 on a total of 45 patients diagnosed with primary hypertension and 45 normotensive
individuals aged between 25-60 at GMC, Kozhikode. All the participants, after receiving
informed consent, were subjected to a detailed history, blood pressure measurement, and
hematological analysis. The data were entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. A statistically significant p-value was defined as one that
was less than 0.05.