Platelet Counts and Platelet Activation Markers in Obese Subjects

Table 3

Platelet counts in overweight, obese, and morbidly obese females with and without the metabolic syndrome.

	Metabolic syndrome	No metabolic syndrome	P-value
BMI 25–29.9 (n = 585)	270 ± 67 (n = 73)	260 ± 56 (n = 512)	.23
BMI 30–39.9 (n = 341)	283 ± 62 (n = 119)	268 ± 60 (n = 222)	.032
BMI > 40 (n = 26)	314 ± 53 (n = 14)	292 ± 52 (n = 12)	.29

BMI = body mass index.