Summary
The whole blood viscosity in diabetic children compared with normal adult controls is slightly increased when the blood sugar is increased. The increase is independent of the haematocrit, and is probably caused by factors in the plasma and not in the erythrocytes. Whether or not these findings are of clinical significance will be shown by a longitudinal study of these patients.
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La viscosité du sang total chez des enfants diabétiques est légèrement augmentée, par rapport à des témoins normaux adultes, quand la glycémie est augmentée. L'augmentation est indépendante de l'hématocrite et est probablement due à des facteurs situés dans le plasma et non dans les érythrocytes. Une étude de longue durée de ces patients montrerait si ces résultats ont une signification clinique ou non.
Zusammenfassung
Die gesamte Blutviskosität ist bei diabetischen Kindern, verglichen mit normalen, erwachsenen Kontrollpersonen leicht erhöht, wenn der Blutzucker erhöht ist. Die Erhöhung ist vom Hämatokrit unabhängig und wird wahrscheinlich von Plasmafaktoren und nicht von den Erythrozyten verursacht. Ob diese Befunde klinische Bedeutung haben oder nicht, wird sich bei Longitudinalstudien dieser Patienten zeigen.
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Zingg, W., Sulev, J.C., Morgan, C.D. et al. Blood viscosity in diabetic children. Diabetologia 7, 461–462 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212063
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