Abstract
Objectives: Hypertension (HT) is related to the development of ischemic heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. It is one of the primary causes of long-term morbidity and mortality. Past studies showed that red blood cell (RBC) morphology plays a significant role in inflammatory conditions of HT. Hence, this study was conducted to find association of erythrocyte parameters like RBC distribution width (RDW) with arterial blood pressure in hypertensives. Methods: The study was conducted in two groups: study and control. Fifty hypertensives and 50 normotensives between 40 and 60 years, matching inclusion and exclusion criteria were involved, and blood samples were taken and analyzed. Results: Our study has found significantly low values of mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin in the study group. However, the study group shows significantly high RDW values as compared to control group. Conclusion: High RDW values in hypertensives are a strong indicator of RBC abnormality, and it is associated with various vascular complications along with end-organ damage.
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