Abstract
Aim
Mean platelet volume (MPV) in the healthy population has not been studied before.
Therefore, the aim of the study was to measure MPV in normal subjects in a large cohort
of Turkish adults.
Methods
A total of 2298 subjects with a mean age of 50 (age range 18 to 92) were interviewed.
Subjects who had smoking habit, diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, chronic use of any drugs including
antiplatelets, heavy drinkers, metabolic syndrome, ejection fraction <55%, creatinine >1.4 in men and >1.1 in women, abnormal liver function tests and an abnormal TSH were excluded in a
in a stepwise manner. Complete blood counts were done on the same day within 6 hours by a CELL-DYN 3700 SL analyzer (Abbott Diagnostics).
Results
Three hundred twenty-six participants (204 females (63%) and 122 males (37%) with
a mean age of 41 ±16) constituted the final healthy cohort. Mean MPV of the cohort was 8.9±1.4 fL. There was no significant difference among age groups regarding MPV.
Conclusion
Ninety-five percent of the individuals had a MPV between 7.2 and 11.7 fL. A patient having a MPV beyond this range should be evaluated carefully especially
for occlusive arterial diseases.
Abbreviation:
MPV (mean platelet volume)Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: May 30, 2011
Accepted:
May 5,
2011
Received in revised form:
April 27,
2011
Received:
February 16,
2011
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- Reference range of mean platelet volumeThrombosis ResearchVol. 129Issue 4
- PreviewThe recent paper by Demirin et al raised several concerns, which I would like to share with the journal's readers [1]. The authors report how they have established reference values for mean platelet volume (MPV). Although they do discuss limitations of their study, in my opinion they failed to include the most important limitation, namely the fact that MPV values are not universally applicable because they highly depend on the instrument with which MPV has been measured. Further I like to comment on their calculations and the clinical utility of MPV reference ranges.
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