Platelet Parameters and Variations with Age amongst Elderly Nepalese Presenting in Bpkihs, Dharan
Received Date: Jun 03, 2019 / Accepted Date: Jun 21, 2019 / Published Date: Jun 28, 2019
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to calculate normal range of platelet count and to find relationship of platelet count and MPV with age and sex.
Methods: Prospective study was done on 202 people visiting haematology department of BPKIHS, 100 as cases and 102 as controls. Platelet counts and MPV was measured by 5-part haematology analyser.
Results: Results showed that platelet count is higher in females and young individuals while platelet volume is higher in elderly males.
Conclusions: Study shows that there is insignificant difference between platelet count and MPV between elderly population and young control.
Keywords: Platelets; Platelet count; Mean platelet volume
Citation: Ojha I, Oli S (2019) Platelet Parameters and Variations with Age amongst Elderly Nepalese Presenting in Bpkihs, Dharan . J Clin Exp Pathol 9: 369. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0681.1000369
Copyright: © 2019 Ojha I, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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