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Table 4 TEG results of WB and PPP using one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test

From: Comparison of pathological clotting using haematological, functional and morphological investigations in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with deep vein thrombosis

TEG Parameters (normal reference range)Control mean
(std. dev)
[range]
HIV negative-DVT mean (std. dev)
[range]
HIV positive-DVT mean (std. dev)
[range]
P valueSignificant difference < 0.05
Control vs. HIV negative-DVTControl vs. HIV positive-DVTHIV negative-DVT vs. HIV positive-DVT
Whole blood analysis
 R-time (9–27 min)8.3 (2.7)
[5.2–13.7]
6.3 (1.8)
[3.7–12.2]
5.8 (2.9)
[2.2–11.8]
0.032Yes
 K-time (2–9 min)4.2 (1.1)
[3.2–6.9]
3.4 (2.2)
[1.3–11.5]
2.7 (1,6)
[0.8–6.1]
0.180
 Alpha angle (22–58°)53.7 (4.3)
[46.2–59.2]
52.9 (14.24)
[17.7–78.1]
58.4 (13.8)
[32.1–78.7]
0.437
 MA (44–64 mm)56.1 (6.6)
[45–63.5]
55.6 (12.6)
[29.4–79.9]
56.4 (12.8)
[39.2–80.9]
0.979
 MRTG (0–10dcs)3.4 (1.1)
[1.6–4.79]
5.8 (3.4)
[1.7–14.3]
6.9 (5.3)
[1.9–21.7]
0.074
 TMRTG (5–23 min)12.6 (3.7)
[8.3–19.7]
9.1 (3.0)
[4.3–20.1]
8.2 (3.7)
[3.2–15.7]
0.008YesYes
 TTG (251–1014 dcs)669.3 (168.0)
[401.1–876.1]
652.2 (406.7)
[101.3–1830]
769.9 (478.2)
[322–1999]
0.666
Platelet poor plasma analysis
 R-time (9–27 min)7.8 (1.1)
[6.4–9.5]
7.2 (2.7)
[3.2–16.4]
6.0 (1.9)
[2.2–8.6]
0.166
 K-time (2–9 min)4.8 (4.1)
[1.2–15.0]
2.1 (1.9)
[0.8–10.9]
2.0 (1.7)
[0.8–6.9]
0.016YesYes
 Alpha angle (22–58°)65.9 (7.2)
[53.5–76.6]
63.3 (13.8)
[23.2–79.9]
66.5 (14.7)
[31.8–82.2]
0.731
 MA (44–64 mm)30.7 (6.5)
[21.5–41.0]
37.0 (9.5)
[10.1–51.8]
37.9 (16.0)
[16.6–70.3]
0.235
 MRTG (0–10 dcs)6.2 (4.0)
[2.3–15.3]
9.2 (3.8)
[1.3–17.2]
9.6 (5.7)
[3.1–23.4]
0.118
 TMRTG (5–23 min)9.4 (1.3)
[7.7–11.7]
9.0 (3.8)
[4.3–23.0]
7.1 (2.2)
[2.8–9.7]
0.164
 TTG (251–1014 dcs)230.8 (69.3)
[140.3–347.5]
310.4 (111.5)
[56.0–537.5]
363.9 (312.2)
[100.0–1193.0]
0.213
  1. TEG thromboelastography, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, vs. versus, R reaction, K kinetics, MA maximum amplitude, MRTG maximum rate of thrombus generation, TMRTG time to maximum rate of thrombus generation, TTG total thrombus generation, PPP platelet poor plasma