Relationship of the platelet distribution width/platelet count ratio with thyroid antibody levels in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

I investigated whether the platelet distribution width/platelet count (PDW/PC) ratio, which is an inexpensive and simple test performed for almost all patients, is applicable in the follow-up of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and examined the relationship of this ratio with thyroperoxidase and thyroglobulin antibody levels.

Materials and methods

The study groups consisted of 67 patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 17 controls. All participants were aged 20 to 75 and treated the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic of my institution. The PDW/PC ratio and thyroid antibody levels were retrospectively evaluated in patients with normal liver and renal function and normal white blood cell counts, hemoglobin levels, and hematocrit levels.

Results

Thyroid

SUBMITTER: Demir AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature