Mean Platelet Volume and Splenomegaly as Useful Markers of Subclinical Activity in Egyptian Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Statistical correlations between MPV and variable parameters.

Variables	MPV^a
		value
Age at time of study	0.001	0.995
Age at disease onset	−0.038	0.714
Age at disease diagnosis	−0.015	0.887
Duration between the disease onset and diagnosis	0.067	0.513
Disease duration (time from onset of symptom till now)	0.048	0.643
Frequency of attacks/month	−0.132	0.208
Duration of attack/day	−0.045	0.669
Colchicine duration (years)	0.144	0.163
Splenic span	0.204	0.045
ESR^b	−0.009	0.932
CRP^c titer	0.163	0.427
Platelet count	0.107	0.296
TLC^d	0.029	0.780

value < 0.05 is significant. ^aMPV: mean platelet volume; ^bESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ^cCRP: C-reactive protein; ^dTLC: total leucocytic count.