Study of mean platelet volume in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in and around Lucknow (U.P.) district and its correlation with predictive parameters

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation of Mean Platelet Count (MPV) and other parameters demographical parameters such as age, sex, BMI, dietary habit and clinical parameters like Platelet count, Total Leucocyte Count (TLC), Differential Leucocyte Count (DLC), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) in type 2 diabetes mellitus cases and control. Methods: Analyses performed for this study included100 subjects which included 50 T2DM cases and 50 non-diabetic controls for sugar estimation Fasting blood glucose (FBG), Random blood sugar (RBS), Post Prandial Blood Sugar (PPBS) and Complete blood count (CBC) for platelet parameters of the same patients. Results: Our result revealed that MPV was significantly higher in the diabetic group as compared to the control group (p