Platelet Counts and Platelet Activation Markers in Obese Subjects

Table 2

Age, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus adjusted estimated marginal mean (standard error of the mean) of platelets count, hemoglobin concentration, and CRP stratified by BMI.

Body mass index	<25	25–29.9	30–39.9	>40	P-value
Females
N	1015	585	341	26	—
Platelet count (×10^9/L)	260 (4)	270 (4)^*	281 (4)^*	307 (11)^*	<.0001
Hemoglobin (g/L)	13.2 (0.08)	13.2 (0.08)	13.2 (0.08)	13.2 (0.21)	.893
hs-CRP	1.2 (1.1)	2.5 (1.1)^*	5.2 (1.1)^*	9.3 (1.2)^*	<.0001
Males
N	1448	2164	717	23	—
Platelet count (×10^9/L)	241 (3)	242 (2)	246 (3)	260 (11)	.11
Hemoglobin (g/L)	14.8 (0.04)	15.0 (0.04)^*	15.0 (0.05)^*	14.8 (0.20)	<.0001
hs-CRP	1.1 (1.0)	1.7 (1.0)^*	2.6 (1.0)^*	6.2 (1.2)^*	<.0001

^*P < .05 compared with the BMI <25 group.