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Table 3 General characteristics and laboratory outcomes of the patients in Group 1 (PTB) according to the platelet count

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

 

PTB(Thrombocytosis)

PTB (NormalPlatelet Count)

P value

 

(n = 44)

(n = 56)

 

Age

40.5 ± 15.4

37.7 ± 15.3

0.28

Sex, F/M

8/36

11/45

0.07

Stage 1,2/Stage 3

28/16

52/4

<0.0001*

Hb, g/dL

12 ±1.3

13 ± 1.3

<0.001*

PDW, %

14.9 ± 2.2

14.4 ± 1.9

0.32

PCT, %

0.39 ± 0.08

0.26 ± 0.06

<0.0001*

WBC, μL

9400 ± 2264

7745 ± 1912

<0.0001*

ESR, mm/h

85 ± 20

57 ± 23

<0.0001*

CRP, mg/L

9.2 ±4.4

4.1 ±3.7

<0.0001*

  1. *Significant value (p < 0.05).
  2. PTB, Pulmonary tuberculosis; Hb, Hemoglobin; PDW, Platelet distribution width; PCT,Plateletcrit; WBC, White blood cell; ESR,Eritrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein.
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