Skip to main content

Table 1 Healthy control and patient characteristics

From: Platelet adhesion in type 2 diabetes: impact of plasma albumin and mean platelet volume

Demographical and

laboratory data

Healthy controls (n = 60)

Type 2 diabetic patients (n = 60)

Female/Male sex (n)

28/32

28/32

Age, years (mean ± SD)

60.1 ± 3.5

60.8 ± 3.5

Platelet count, 109/L (mean ± SD)

210.5 ± 103.3

200.1 ± 83.7

P-Magnesium, mmol/L (mean ± SD)

0.85 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.08

P-Albumin, g/L (mean ± SD)

41.6 ± 2.9

41.0 ± 3.7

Therapy at admission (n)

  Insulin

-

19

  Peroral antidiabetics

-

37

  Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)

-

16

  Anticoagulants or Platelet inhibitor (other than ASA)

-

2

  Anti-inflammatory drugs

-

3

  ACE inhibitors

-

16

  Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)

-

5

  Beta blockers

-

16

  Calcium antagonists

-

7

  Diuretics

-

14

  Statins

-

29

  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)

-

4

  Bensodiazepines

-

1