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Table 5 Parameters of whole blood and plasma viscosity

From: Investigation of hemorheology in patients with hyperthyroidism via blood viscosity, erythrocyte deformability and aggregation

 

Control

(n = 66)

SH

(n = 19)

OH

(n = 36)

OH

(pre-tr.) (n = 30)

OH

(post-tr.) (n = 30)

P value

PV (cP)

(shear rate: 450 s)

1.3 (0.09)

1.42 (0.146)

1.42 (0.16)

1.40 (0.14)

1.35 (0.13)

P1 = 0.001

P2 = 0.99

P3 = 0.008

P4 = 0.12

WBV (cP)

(shear rate: 37.5 s) 

5.16 (1.24)

4.99 (0.76)

5.87 (1.33)

5.56 (1.07)

5.79 (1.46)

P1 = 0.04

P2 = 0.01

P3 = 0.86

P4 < 0.001

WBV (cP)

(shear rate: 75 s)

4.47 (0.76)

4.48 (0.6)

4.96 (1.15)

4.83 (0.83)

4.83 (1.08)

P1 = 0.02

P2 = 0.13

P3 = 0.99

P4 = 0.99

WBV (cP)

(shear rate: 150 s) 

3.99 (0.57)

4.05 (0.48)

4.39 (0.77)

4.35 (0.75)

4.30 (0.91)

P1 = 0.01

P2 = 0.14

P3 = 0.94

P4 = 0.69

WBV (cP)

(shear rate: 300 s) 

3.65 (0.48)

3.73 (0.44)

3.97 (0.63)

3.96 (0.61)

3.87 (0.69)

P1 = 0.01

P2 = 0.25

P3 = 0.84

P4 = 0.29

WBV (cP)

(shear rate: 450 s) 

3.50 (0.44)

3.72 (0.58)

3.82 (0.59)

3.81 (0.58)

3.54 (0.85)

P1 = 0.009

P2 = 0.76

P3 = 0.24

P4 = 0.11

  1. OH Overt hyperthyroidism, SH Subclinical hyperthyroidism, PV Plasma viscosity, WBV Whole blood viscosity
  2. P1: OH vs Control group; P2: OH vs SH; P3: SH vs Control group; P4: Difference between pre- and post-treatment results of OH group. Data are presented as Mean (SD)