[Statistical study on the effect of erythrocyte aggregation on blood filterability]

Abstract

The values of erythrocyte aggregation (expressed as erythrocyte sedimentation rate corrected for plasma viscosity and hematocrit) were correlated with the values of blood filterability in a group of 165 healthy subjects and patients suffering for the most part from vascular disorders. A highly significant inverse correlation (r = -0.57, p less than 0.001) was observed between the two parameters, being a lower blood filterability correlated with a higher erythrocyte aggregation.