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Table 7 The correlation of independent variables with hematological parameters of newborns from hypertensive mothers at the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital from March to May2022

From: Hematological profiles of newborns of mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy delivered at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: a comparative cross-sectional study

Hematological parameters

BMI (P-value)

DBP(P-value)

SBP (P-value)

Gestational age

(p-value)

Newborn’s weight

(p-value)

Duration of HDP (P-value)

WBC r

0.154 (0.055)

-0.164 (0.042*)

-0.247 (0.002*)

0.2082 (0.009*)

0.1804 (0.025*)

-0.1715 (0.033*)

ANC r

0.2063 (0.010*)

-0.1868 (0.020*)

-0.2690 (< 0.001*)

0.2634 (0.001*)

0.214 (0.007*)

-0.0698 (0.389)

RBC count r

-0.0394 (0.627)

-0.1216 (0.133)

-0.0178 (0.826)

0.0444 (0.584)

0.0728 (0.369)

-0.0732 (0.366)

Hematocrit r

-0.0640 (0.340)

-0.0679 (0.402)

0.0033 (0.967)

-0.0927 (0.252)

0.0560 (0.490)

-0.0432 (0.595)

MCV r

-0.0458 (0.572)

0.0526 (0.517)

0.0973 (0.229)

-0.1535 (0.057)

-0.0868 (0.284)

-0.0351 (0.665)

MCHC r

0.0284 (0.726)

0.0005 (0.995)

0.0191 (0.814)

0.2029 (0.011*)

-0.0114 (0.888)

0.0826 (0.308)

RDW-SD r

-0.0336 (0.678)

0.0357 (0.660)

0.0355 (0.662)

-0.1958 (0.014)

-0.0218 (0.788)

-0.0511 (0.529)

NRBC r

-0.2026 (0.011*)

0.1712 (0.033*)

0.2149 (0.007*)

-0.3252 (< 0.001*)

-0.2582 (0.001*)

0.1812 (0.024*)

MRV r

0.0455 (0.575)

0.0259 (0.749)

-0.0508 (0.531)

0.0316 (0.697)

0.0701 (0.387)

-0.1018 (0.209)

Platelet r

0.4446 (< 0.001*)

-0.3222 (< 0.001*)

-0.2751 (< 0.001*)

0.3118 (< 0.001*)

0.4517(< 0.001*)

-0.2606 (0.001*)

MPV r

-0.0990 (0.221)

0.1848 (0.021*)

0.1257 (0.120)

-0.1878 (0.019)

-0.0455 (0.575)

0.1965 (0.014*)

ALC rho

-0.0174 (0.830)

-0.0283 (0.727)

-0.0625 (0.441)

0.0520 (0.521)

0.0821 (0.311)

-0.1230 (0.128)

Monocyte # rho

0.2186 (0.006*)

-0.2836 (< 0.001*)

-0.3231 (0.001*)

0.1655 (0.040*)

0.302 (< 0.001*)

-0.1813 (0.024*)

Eosinophil# rho

0.1857 (0.021*)

-0.2419 (0.002*)

-0.1193 (0.014*)

0.0770 (0.342)

0.1632 (0.043*)

-0.0775 (0.339)

Basophil # rho

0.0988 (0.223)

-0.2711 (< 0.001*)

-0.2792 (0.001*)

0.0839 (0.300)

0.2578 (0.001*)

-0.0712 (0.380)

Hgb rho

-0.0911 (0.261)

-0.1058 (0.191)

0.0529 (0.514)

-0.0223 (0.784)

0.0348 (0.668)

-0.1210 (0.134)

MCH rho

0.0012 (0.988)

0.0664 (0.413)

0.0414 (0.609)

-0.0421 (0.604)

-0.0152 (0.851)

-0.0162 (0.842)

RDW rho

0.0146 (0.857)

0.0822 (0.310)

0.0180 (0.824)

-0.0862 (0.287)

0.0164 (0.840)

-0.0440 (0.588)

Retic % rho

0.1121 (0.166)

0.0008 (0.992)

-0.0147 (0.856)

-0.0143 (0.860)

-0.0145 (0.858)

-0.0509 (0.530)

Retic #rho

0.0909 (0.262)

-0.0796 (0.326)

-0.0327 (0.687)

-0.0146 (0.857)

0.0091 (0.910)

-0.1027 (0.204)

IRF rho

0.0317 (0.696)

0.0113 (0.889)

0.0317 (0.695)

0.0346 (0.669)

0.0215 (0.790)

0.0749 (0.355)

  1. Note: TLC: Total leucocyte count, ANC: Absolute neutrophil count, ALC: Absolute lymphocyte count, RBC: Red blood cell, Hgb: Hemoglobin, MCV: Mean cell volume, MCHC: Mean cell hemoglobin concentration, MCH: Mean cell hemoglobin, RDW: Red cell distribution width, MPV: Mean platelet volume, retic: reticulocyte, nRBC: Nucleated red blood cells, WBC: White blood cells, MRV: Mean reticulocyte volume, IRF: immature reticulocyte fraction, FL: Femto litters
  2. NB: * indicates statistically significant at p-value < 0.05. r = Pearson correlation, rho = Spearman’s rank correlation, # = absolute count