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Table 1 Characteristics and laboratory outcomes of the groups

From: Prominent features of platelet count, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in pulmonary tuberculosis

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 1-2

Group 1-3

Group 2-3

 

(n = 100)

(n = 50)

(n = 28)

p value

p value

p value

Age

38.9 ± 15.3

37.5 ± 15.1

39.4 ± 13.0

0.81

0.72

0.36

Sex, F/M

19/81

10/40

10/18

0.08

0.06

0.052

Hb, g/dL

12.3 ± 1.4

12.8 ± 1.5

13.4 ± 1.0

0.12

0.002*

0.19

WBC, μL

8473 ± 2222

18194 ± 4046

7157 ± 1528

<0.0001*

0.002*

<0.0001*

PLT,x103/μL

384.5 ± 122

304.4 ± 88.3

253.78 ±55

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

0.008*

PDW, %

14.7 ± 2.0

14.5 ± 2.3

13.5 ± 1.8

0.90

0.004*

0.14

MPV, fL

8.54 ±1.39

8.74 ± 0.71

8.65 ± 0.52

0.58

0.89

0.90

PCT, %

0.33 ±0.09

0.27 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.04

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

0.007*

ESR, mm/h

69.2 ± 25.5

85.5 ± 21.6

15.9 ± 3.5

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

CRP, mg./L

6.3 ± 4.7

15.5 ± 7.2

0.4 ± 0.2

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

<0.0001*

  1. *Significant value (p < 0.05).
  2. Group1, Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Group2, Pneumonia; Group 3, Healthy control; F/M,Female/Male; Hb, Hemoglobin; WBC, White blood cell; PLT, Platelet; PDW, Platelet distribution width; MPV, Mean platelet volüme; PCT,: Plateletcrit; ESR,Eritrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein.