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±. Means and . Sd, NORM group, patients with blood pressure values below 120/70 mmHg; HTN group, patients with BP values > 120/70 mmHg; HU, hydroxyurea; SpO2, oxygen saturation

±. Means, . Sd, and . Norm, 70 mmHg; HTN group, patients with BP values > 120/70 mmHg; RBC, red blood cell count; WBC, white blood cell count; PLT, platelet count; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; MCV, mean cell volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RET, reticulocytes; BIL, bilirubin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase

±. Means and . Sd, NORM group, patients with blood pressure values below 120/70 mmHg; HTN group, patients with BP values > 120/70 mmHg; HDL-C, high-density lipoproteincholesterol ; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; AIP, atherogenic index of plasma