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Table 2 Correlation of erythrocyte filterability and demographic variables in the hypertensive patients

From: Impaired deformability of circulating erythrocytes obtained from nondiabetic hypertensive patients: investigation by a nickel mesh filtration technique

Continuous parameters

Correlation coefficient

p value

BMI (kg/m2)

0.161

0.109

HbA1c (NGSP) (%)

0.140

0.163

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.076

0.450

Mean BP (mmHg)

−0.303

0.002

Discrete parameters

n

p value

Atrial fibrillation

11

0.060

Current smoker

29

0.864

Stroke episode

12

0.211

Coronary artery disease

15

0.821

  1. Abbreviations are shown in Table 1