Table 3.

Correlation (r values) between whole blood viscosity and serum chemistry.

	Shear Rates	TP	ALB	GLOB	CHOL
Whole Blood Viscosity (cP)	SR 1 s−1	0.426 **	0.365 **	0.330 *	0.472 ***
	SR 5 s−1	0.439 **	0.358 *	0.350 *	0.461 ***
	SR 10 s−1	0.444 **	0.352 *	0.359 *	0.453 **
	SR 50 s−1	0.453 **	0.349 *	0.371 **	0.417 **
	SR 100 s−1	0.442 **	0.344 *	0.360 *	0.390 **
	SR 150 s−1	0.437 **	0.342 *	0.356 *	0.374 **
	SR 300 s−1	0.424 **	0.334 *	0.344 *	0.347 *
	SR 1000 s−1	0.403 **	0.319 *	0.326 *	0.311 *

cP, centipoise; SR, shear rate; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLOB, globulin; CHOL, cholesterol. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001