Article
Reduced erythrocyte deformability and hyperfibrinogenemia in Nigerian diabetics with hemoglobin genotype HbAA.
Acta diabetologica latina - 1 Jan 2000
Reid H L, Obi G O, Oli J M
Abstract excerpt
Erythrocyte deformability (Vrbc) and plasma fibrinogen values were studied in 44 Nigerian diabetics and 41 age-matched controls, some of whom were hypertensives. All had normal hemoglobin genotype (HbAA). Vrbc was significantly reduced in the diabetic patients compared to the control group (p les...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Erythrocytes
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genotype
- Hemoglobin A
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nigeria