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Plange-Rhule J, Kerry SM, Eastwood JB, et al. Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana. Int J Hypertens. 2018;2018:5952021doi: 10.1155/2018/5952021.
Plange-Rhule, J., Kerry, S. M., Eastwood, J. B., Micah, F. B., Antwi, S., & Cappuccio, F. P. (2018). Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana. International journal of hypertension, 20185952021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5952021
Plange-Rhule, Jacob, et al. "Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana." International journal of hypertension vol. 2018 (2018): 5952021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5952021
Plange-Rhule J, Kerry SM, Eastwood JB, Micah FB, Antwi S, Cappuccio FP. Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana. Int J Hypertens. 2018 Apr 05;2018:5952021. doi: 10.1155/2018/5952021. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29850225; PMCID: PMC5907475.
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Int J Hypertens. 2018 Apr 05;2018:5952021. doi: 10.1155/2018/5952021. eCollection 2018.

Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana.

International journal of hypertension

Jacob Plange-Rhule, Sally M Kerry, John B Eastwood, Frank B Micah, Sampson Antwi, Francesco P Cappuccio

Affiliations

  1. Division of Clinical Sciences, Renal Medicine, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.
  2. School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  3. Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 58 Turner Street, London E1 2AB, UK.
  4. Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
  5. Department of Paediatrics, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
  6. Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 &AL, UK.

PMID: 29850225 PMCID: PMC5907475 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5952021

Abstract

Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. In western populations, high haemoglobin levels are associated with raised BP unlike in Sub-Saharan Africa where there is a paucity of data. Our study examines the association between haematological indices with BP variables. Weight, height, BP, and whole blood indices of viscosity (Hb, haematocrit, RBC count, and MCV) were measured in 921 adults (340 men, 581 women; aged 40-75) in 12 communities in Ghana. Mean values for Hb (12.3 g/dl ± 1.7 SD), haematocrit (36.7% ± 5.2), RBC (4.10 million/

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