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Table 2 Capillary blood reference intervals for platelet parameters in healthy term neonates

From: Capillary blood reference intervals for platelet parameters in healthy full-term neonates in China

Platelet parameters

Percentiles

Demographic data

2.5th

97.5th

Total

Male

Female

PLT,

×109/L

152

464

304 (± 77)

299 (± 77)

310 (± 77)

PCT, %

0.18

0.46

0.30 (0.26–0.36)

0.30 (0.25–0.36)

0.31 (0.26–0.37)

MPV, fL

8.3

12.6

10.9 (10.1–11.4)

10.9 (10.2–11.4)

10.8 (10.0–11.4)

PDW, fL

9.4

17.1

12.5 (11.1–15.8)

12.5 (11.2–15.8)

12.3 (11.0–15.9)

P-LCR, %

15.4

42.8

30.0 (25.0–34.7)

30.5 (25.2–35.2)

29.5 (24.7–34.0)

  1. Abbreviations: PLT Platelet count; PCT Plateletcrit; MPV Mean platelet volume; PDW Platelet size distribution width; P-LCR Platelet-large cell ratio. Data were expressed as either mean (SD ± Standard deviation) or median (IQR Interquartile range)