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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2023

Haematological Parameters in People with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease versus Those Who are Only at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.

Ebsitu Abate, Maria Degef, Addisu Melkie, Natesan Gnanasekeran, Mohammed Mehdi, Yosef Tolcha, Dawit Chala

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ebsitu AbateDepartment of Medical Biochemistry Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-8412
Maria DegefDepartment of Medical Biochemistry Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addisu MelkieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Natesan GnanasekeranDepartment of Medical Biochemistry Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-1133-5602
Mohammed MehdiDepartment of Medical Biochemistry Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-2114-9325
Yosef TolchaDepartment of Diagnostic Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-0783-8127
Dawit ChalaDepartment of Diagnostic Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-4134-6329
Addis Ababa University · ETEthiopian Public Health Institute · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the foremost killer disease worldwide. ASCVD is one of the most common types of CVD. It is mainly associated with a condition called atherosclerosis. Its occurrence is linked to several risk factors. Hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, genetic factors, and so on are examples. The presence of ASCVD, as well as its risk factors, causes a variety of disruptions in the body's physiological and biological functions. The presence of abnormal physiological and biological functions, for example, tends to disrupt hematological parameters. Purpose: The study's aim was to assess and compare the pattern of hematological parameters in people with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASVD) versus people with ASCVD risks alone who attended TASH Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as well as to correlate hematological parameters with the novel inflammatory marker hs-CRP. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional comparative study with 100 study participants was conducted during where October 2019-March 2020 proposal development, sample collection, and lab analysis period, and from March 2020-June to 2021 data entry, analysis, and writing period. A serum sample was collected from each study participant for the lipid and hsCRP analyses and whole blood for hematological parameter determination. The socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants were obtained through a well-structured questionnaire. Results: The ASCVD-risk group had significantly higher mean platelet volume (MPV), which was associated with the presence of the risk. Furthermore, hs-CRPs show a significant correlation with MPV in a correlation analysis of highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with hematological parameters. Thus, using these affordable, routinely tested, and easily available tests may help to infer future ASCVD risk as well as the presence of ASCVD morbidity while hsCRP level in comparison group vs cases requires further study.

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