Research Article

Clinical Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer Patients in terms of Selected Platelet Indices

Table 3

Characteristics of the study group according to clinical stage of CRC.

VariableTotalClinical stage
II ()III ()IV ()

Age (years)0.921
BMI (kg/m2)0.695
WBC (×109/L)6.89 (5.65–8.81)6.13 (5.47–8.01)6.28 (5.03–7.77)7.94 (6.10–10.08)<0.0001
NC (×109/L)4.38 (3.27–5.68)3.72 (2.69–4.70)3.56 (2.89–4.77)4.80 (3.74–6.48)<0.0001
PC (×109/L)276 (221–342)273 (229–342)264 (219–323)288 (220–374)0.152
PLR158.5 (119.4–237.1)138.2 (106.4–207.5)150.8 (126.0–237.0)165.1 (125.0–250.9)0.158
MPV (fL)8.1 (7.1–10.3)8.9 (7.1–10.2)7.9 (7.2–9.9)8.3 (7.1–10.5)0.742
MPV/PC ratio0.030 (0.023–0.040)0.029 (0.025–0.043)0.032 (0.024–0.041)0.031 (0.021–0.039)0.308