Table 2 Differential blood count parameters of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Hemoglobin, mg/dl

13.38 ± 2.02

Erythrocytes, 10⁶/ml

4.46 ± 0.76

Leukocytes, 10⁶/ml

7.89 ± 3.12

Lymphocytes, 10⁶/ml

1.55 ± 0.71

Lymphocytes, %

21.26 ± 9.18

Neutrophils, 10⁶/ml

5.46 ± 3.05

Neutrophils, %

68.24 ± 11.93

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio

4.94 ± 7.43

Monocytes, 10⁶/ml

0.55 ± 0.43

Monocytes, %

6.88 ± 2.41

Eosinophils, 10⁶/ml

0.24 ± 0.14^a

Eosinophils, %

5.05 ± 3.22^a

Eosinophils > 0.1 · 10⁶/ml

40 (52%)

Basophils, 10⁶/ml

0.14 ± 0.02^b

Basophils, %

1.63 ± 0.99^b

Basophils > 0.1 · 10⁶/ml

3 (4%)

Thrombocytes, 10⁶/ml

235.45 ± 116.83