Abstract
In order to define normal reference limits of a power law fitting method for evaluating whole blood viscosity, 110 healthy subjects were studied. We found that whole blood viscosity and blood viscosity standardized for hematocrit and plasma viscosity influence were significantly different in adult males, adult females and subjects over 60 years old (p<0.0001). In our opinion, it was also possible to distinguish blood viscosity differences into red blood cells aggregability and deformability components.
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