Haematological parameters and lipid profile abnormalities among patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana

Table 6 A table showing the correlation between haematological parameters and serum lipids measurements using Pearson moment-r correlation

Parameter	Total cholesterol		HDL		LDL		Triglyceride
Parameter	r	P-value	r	P-value	r	P-value	r	P-value
Platelets	− 0.496	0.003*	− 0.478	0.004*	− 0.522	0.002*	−0.488	0.003*
WBC	−0.177	0.318	−0.165	0.296	−0.169	0.321	−0.178	0.287
RBC	0.526	0.001*	0.498	0.021*	0.532	0.002*	0.518	0.003*
Haemoglobin	−0.514	0.002*	−0.510	0.010*	−0.518	0.004*	−0.499	0.003*
HCT	−0.525	0.001*	−0.521	0.002*	−0.530	0.010*	−0.518	0.020*
MCV	−0.043	0.808	−0.039	0.718	−0.041	0.691	−0.050	0.720
Lymphocyte	0.432	0.005*	0.442	0.005*	0.401	0.003*	0.512	0.002*
Neutrophils	−0.028	0.873	− 0.018	0.773	− 0.030	0.678	− 0.029	0.745

WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, HCT haematocrit, MCV mean cell volume. *mean difference is statistically significant where P < 0.05 is considered significant

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