scholarly journals Can Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width be used as Predictive Markers for Impending Diabetic Vascular Complications?

Author(s):  
R Lavanya Rajagopal ◽  
Sundaram Arunachalam ◽  
Saleh Mohammed Abdullah ◽  
Vinothkumar Ganesan ◽  
Kumerasan Kathamuthu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed I. Abd El-Ghany ◽  
Nahed Abdallah ◽  
Waleed Eldars

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a part of metabolic syndrome associated with a higher risk of vascular complications. Diabetes is characterized by changes in platelet morphology, function, and platelet hyperactivity so, it's considered a prothrombotic condition. Morbidity and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes-related to micro and macrovascular complications. Novel biomarkers are needed to identify and treat people at higher risk. Objective: The main objective of this controlled cross-sectional study was to evaluate Platelet volume indices (PVI) in subjects with type 2 diabetes with and without complications in comparison to subjects without diabetes. Methods: Hundred and thirty-five subjects aged from 35 to 60 years were subdivided into 3 groups. Group A includes 55 subjects with type 2 diabetes with complications. Group B includes 45 subjects with type 2 diabetes without complications. Group C includes 35 normal healthy subjects. Detailed clinical history was taken. Also, PVI, fasting blood glucose (FBG), hemoglobin A1c, and creatinine were obtained. Results: Mean Platelet Volume (MPV), Platelet Distribution Width (PDW), Plateletcrit (PCT), and Platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR) were significantly higher among subjects with retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy than other subjects with diabetes who didn't develop complications (P<0.001). At cutoff value > 11.9 fL, MPV have diagnostic sensitivity 80% and specificity 97.8%. Whereas PDW >16.9fL has a sensitivity of 74.5% and specificity of 100% for diabetic microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy). Conclusion: MPV and PDW may be considered as possible biomarkers for the early detection of diabetic microvascular complications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
Subashini Subramanian ◽  
Siva Ranganathan Green

Diabetes is a common metabolic disorder affecting the world population which accounts for major amount of morbidity and mortality mainly due to its micro vascular and macro vascular complications. This is a comparative study which analyses the correlation between the Platelet indices like Mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, plateletcrit and total platelet count in diabetic patients with micro vascular complications and without complications. This review of the literature was conducted through an Internet search on a public access website like PubMed Google scholar, Medline databases until 2019. Keywords utilized included Diabetes mellitus, Microvascular complications, platelet indices. The major exclusion criteria was studies which included the patients with macrovascular complications and patients taking drugs which alters the platelet indices. All these articles were analysed. Platelet indices like Mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width was significantly higher in individuals with microvascular complications, predominantly Diabetic Nephropathy and Diabetic Retinopathy when compared to those without microvascular complications. Change in platelet indices were found to be statistically associated with diabetic microvascular complications. Hence these parameters can be used to monitor and to predict the risk of microvascular complications.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Fan ◽  
Jiyong Pan ◽  
Yingyi Zhang ◽  
Ziyi Wang ◽  
Ming Zhu ◽  
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Introduction.Acute gangrenous appendicitis (AGA) is a common medical condition; however, the grade of appendicitis usually cannot be established preoperatively. We have attempted to identify some indicators, such as the mean platelet volume (MPV) and the platelet distribution width (PDW), to diagnose AGA.Aims.To evaluate whether or not the MPV and PDW are suitable markers to diagnose AGA.Methods.A retrospective study of 160 patients with AGA and 160 healthy patients was undertaken. Disease diagnosis was confirmed based on the pathologic examination of surgical specimens. Patient white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil ratio (NR), platelet (PLT) count, MPV, PDW, and hematocrit (HCT) were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of these indices in AGA.Results.There were no significant differences between the AGA and control groups in age and gender. Compared to the control group, the WBC count, NR, and PDW were significantly higher (P<0.001, resp.) and the MPV and HCT were significantly lower (P<0.001, resp.) in the AGA group. The diagnostic specificities of the WBC count, NR, PLT count, MPV, PDW, and HCT were 86.3%, 92.5%, 58.1%, 81.7%, 83.9%, and 66.3%, respectively. Therefore, the NR had the highest diagnostic specificity for the diagnosis of AGA.Conclusions.This is the first study to assess the MPV and PDW in patients with AGA. Our present study showed that the MPV is reduced and the PDW is increased in patients with AGA; the sensitivity of PDW was superior to the MPV. A decreased MPV value and an increased PDW could serve as two markers to diagnose AGA. The NR had the highest specificity for the diagnosis of AGA.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259543
Author(s):  
Solomon Gebre Bawore ◽  
Wondimagegn Adissu ◽  
Berhanu Niguse ◽  
Yilma Markos Larebo ◽  
Nigussie Abebe Ermolo ◽  
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Introduction Preeclampsia is the most serious health risk during pregnancy for both the mother and the fetus. Even though platelet parameters are among the proposed biomarkers for the prediction of preeclampsia, the use of its indices in the diagnosis of preeclampsia is not increasing in Ethiopia. There is little information on platelet patterns in preeclampsia and normal pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of platelet indices in women with preeclampsia in our study setting. Methods A case-control study was conducted among 180 pregnant women who attended anti-natal follow-ups from January 1 to April 3, 2019. An Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic Acid anti-coagulated venous blood was collected and analyzed using a hematology analyzer (MINDRAY®-BC-300Plus, Shenzhen China). The SPSS software version 26 was used to run the Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, Post-hock test augmented with Benforeni, receiver operating characteristics curve, and Spear Man rank-order correlation. A P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 180 pregnant women were included in the study. Platelet count and platelet crit levels tend to decrease as pre-eclampsia becomes more severe. In contrast, the mean platelet volume and platelet distribution widths were significantly increased with the severity of preeclampsia (P<0.001). Platelet distribution width (rho = 0.731, p<0.001) and mean platelet volume (rho = 0.674, p<0.001) had statistically significant positive relationships with mean arterial pressure. The best metric for predicting preeclampsia was platelet distribution width (AUC = 0.986; 95%CI; 0.970, 1). Conclusions Platelet indices, including platelet count, mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, and Platelet crit, have been identified as promising candidate markers for predicting preeclampsia in pregnant women. In the future, a serial examination of these indicators during several trimesters of pregnancy should be conducted.


2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bhanukumar ◽  
Prasanna KH Ramaswamy ◽  
Naveen K Peddi ◽  
Vineetha B Menon

ABSTRACT Aims The objective of the study was to determine the mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) compared to subjects without type 2 DM and their correlation with fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and duration of type 2 DM respectively. Materials and methods A prospective analytical case—control study was conducted involving 50 subjects with type 2 DM and 50 subjects without type 2 DM. The mean and standard deviation were estimated for both the groups separately and independent Student's “t”-test was used for evaluating the significant difference. The statistical evaluation was carried out at 95% confidence level. Results Mean MPV and PDW in case group was significantly higher compared to control group (p < 0.005). Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, and duration of type 2 DM did not significantly alter MPV or PDW. Conclusion The study concludes that MPV and PDW are significantly increased in patients with type 2 DM compared to patients without type 2 DM. Platelet volume indices are an important, simple, and cost-effective tool that should be used and explored extensively, especially in countries, such as India, for predicting the possibility of impending acute vascular events in patients with type 2 DM. Clinical significance This analytical method helps us to use MPV and PDW as early markers of vascular thrombosis. How to cite this article Bhanukumar M, Ramaswamy PKH, Peddi NK, Menon VB. Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width as Markers of Vascular Thrombosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2016;50(3):127-131.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 251584141986484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Citirik

Purpose:The aim of this article is to determine and compare the platelet activation by three main platelet activation parameters: mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, and plateletcrit in patients with central retinal vein occlusion and control subjects.Methods:This study included 30 patients with nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion and 30 control subjects. The levels of mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, and plateletcrit were measured in all groups.Results:The mean serum level of mean platelet volume was 10.01 ± 0.89 fl in central retinal vein occlusion group and 8.74 ± 1.45 fl in control group. The mean serum level of platelet distribution width was 14.31 ± 1.49% and 11.65 ± 1.81% in central retinal vein occlusion group and control group, respectively. Mean serum plateletcrit value was 0.27 ± 0.07% in central retinal vein occlusion group and 0.23 ± 0.07% in control group. Mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, and plateletcrit levels were significantly higher in central retinal vein occlusion patients than controls ( p < 0.05).Conclusion:Subclinical platelet activation reflected by mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, and plateletcrit may have an impact on the genesis of vessel occlusion in central retinal vein occlusion. The results may be important for the clinical management of patients with central retinal vein occlusion.


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