Lb. Sigola et al., PLASMA-FIBRINOGEN LEVELS, LEUKOCYTE AND PLATELET COUNTS IN MALE ZIMBABWEAN HYPERTENSIVES, Central African Journal of Medicine, 38(12), 1992, pp. 447-450
Plasma fibrinogen levels, leucocytes and platelets are among the many
factors known to influence haemostasis. Impaired haemostatic processes
in hypertension are thought to contribute to the other cardiovascular
diseases seen in this condition. This study compares the level of pla
sma fibrinogen, and leucocyte and platelet counts between 17 male hype
rtensives and 24 male normotensives. The results for the hypertensives
were: leucocyte count mean 5,45 x 10(9)/L, platelet count mean 234,7
x 10(9)/L, and plasma fibrinogen 4,13 g/L. The results for the normote
nsives were: leucocyte count mean 4,83 x 10(9)/L, platelet-count mean
222,9 x 10(9)/L, and plasma fibrinogen 3,27 g/L. The hypertensives had
higher plasma fibrinogen levels, and leucocyte and platelet counts co
mpared to the normotensives, but this only reached statistical signifi
cance for the plasma fibrinogen levels (p<0,025).