Platelets count and platelets indices; mean platelet volume and plateletcrit in pediatric chronic lung disease

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 3 Comparison between cases and controls; platelets count, MPV, and plateletcrit findings in relation to other parameters

N (39)		PLTS	MPV	PCT
Age in years	Correlation coefficient	0.070	0.388	0.033
Age in years	P value	0.670	0.015	0.840
Age of start of illness in years	Correlation coefficient	0.050	0.346	0.032
Age of start of illness in years	P value	0.764	0.031	0.846
SO2	Correlation coefficient	0.063	0.139	0.075
SO2	P value	0.704	0.397	0.650
HB (g/dL)	Correlation coefficient	0.343	0.065	0.233
HB (g/dL)	P value	0.032	0.696	0.154
TLC	Correlation coefficient	0.042	0.082	0.010
TLC	P value	0.798	0.622	0.952
ESR	Correlation coefficient	0.158	0.168	0.062
ESR	P value	0.336	0.307	0.705
CRP	Correlation coefficient	0.327	0.164	0.363
CRP	P value	0.042	0.317	0.023