The Association between Platelet Count and Acute Phase Response in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Table 1

Laboratory characteristics of patients with CSU and the controls.

Parameter	Control; (𝑛=36)	CSU; (whole); (𝑛=66)	CSU; Mild; (𝑛=28)	CSU; moderate/severe; (𝑛=38)	𝑃
					CSU versus control	CSU mild versus control	CSU moderate/severe versus control	CSU moderate/severe versus mild
PLT (×10^9/L)	267; (203–296)	269.5; (229–304)	236; (201–269)	289; (257–308)	0.34	0.16	0.01	0.00028
MPV (fl)	7; (8.3–7.17)	7; (6.5–8.0)	6.8; (6.5–7.35)	7.4; (6.5–8.2)	0.73	0.29	0.76	0.13
PDW (%)	16.9; (16.5–17.3)	17; (16.5–17.6)	17.0; (16.6–17.7)	17; (16.3–17.4)	0.90	0.12	0.87	0.2
CRP (mg/dL)	1.0; (0.9–1.1)	6.35; (2.4–10.2)	2.1; (1.5–2.95)	9.9; (8.4–12.9)	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001

CRP: C-reactive protein; PLT: platelets; MPV: mean platelet volume; PDW: platelet distribution width; CSU: chronic spontaneous urticaria.
Data shown are median (interquartile range).