Correlation of clinical signs and symptoms of Behçet’s disease with mean platelet volume (MPV) and red cell distribution width (RDW)

Table 1 Mean platelet volume (MPV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) values according to different clinical manifestations of Behçet’s disease

BD manifestations		Frequency (%)	MPV (mean ± SD)	p	RDW (mean ± SD)	p
Oral aphthae	No	4 (1.3%)	8.9 ± 1.56	0.94	13.05 ± 0.31	0.25
Oral aphthae	Yes	315 (98.7%)	10.45 ± 2.26	0.94	13.97 ± 1.36	0.25
Genital aphthae	No	137 (42.9%)	10.42 ± 2.17	0.17	13.86 ± 1.38	0.04
Genital aphthae	Yes	182 (57.1%)	10.43 ± 2.33	0.17	14.04 ± 1.34	0.04
Ocular	No	68 (21.3%)	10.35 ± 1.98	0.74	13.48 ± 1.13	< 0.001
Ocular	Yes	251 (78.7%)	10.45 ± 2.33	0.74	14.09 ± 1.39	< 0.001
Dermal	No	236 (74%)	10.38 ± 2.28	0.56	14.02 ± 1.37	0.18
Dermal	Yes	83 (26%)	10.55 ± 2.2	0.56	13.79 ± 1.32	0.18
Pathergy test	No	200 (62.7%)	10.41 ± 2.27	0.84	14.02 ± 1.37	0.33
Pathergy test	Yes	119 (37.3%)	10.46 ± 2.24	0.84	13.87 ± 1.35	0.33
Vascular	No	294 (92.2%)	10.41 ± 2.24	0.61	13.99 ± 1.37	0.19
Vascular	Yes	25 (7.8%)	10.65 ± 2.5	0.61	13.62 ± 1.14	0.19
Gastrointestinal	No	305 (95.6%)	10.43 ± 2.27	0.94	13.97 ± 1.37	0.6
Gastrointestinal	Yes	14 (4.4%)	10.39 ± 2.05	0.94	13.78 ± 1.04	0.6
CNS	No	315 (98.7%)	10.42 ± 2.27	0.1	13.96 ± 1.36	0.62
CNS	Yes	4 (1.3%)	10 ± 0.3	0.1	13.57 ± 0.25	0.62

BD, Behcet’s disease; CNS, central nervous system; MPV, mean platelet volume; RDW, red blood cell distribution width; SD, standard deviation

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