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Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(01): 111-114
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613162
Review Article
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Studies on Reference Intervals for Platelet Counts in Three Cities in China and one in Japan

Changgeng Ruan
1   Suzhou University Medical College 1st Hospital, China
,
Yun Wu
1   Suzhou University Medical College 1st Hospital, China
,
Tokuhiro Okada
2   Sysmex Corporation, Japan
,
Shigemi Motoi
2   Sysmex Corporation, Japan
,
Tamiaki Kondo
2   Sysmex Corporation, Japan
,
Meiyi Jiang
2   Sysmex Corporation, Japan
,
Xiaomin Xin
3   Harbin Medical University 1st Hopital, China
,
Liming Peng
4   1st University Hospital West China University of Medical Science, China
,
Kiyoshi Ichihara
5   Kawasaki Medical School, Japan
,
Yasuo Ikeda
6   Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
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Received 09 October 2001

Accepted after resubmission 12 March 2002

Publication Date:
09 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Hematological parameters including platelet counts, etc. were determined in 1,140 healthy subjects living in four cities: Suzhou (Jiangsu Province), Chengdu (Sichuan Province) and Harbin (Heilongjang Province) in China, and Kobe in Japan. Then, the reference intervals for platelet counts were calculated and compared. The reference interval for platelet count of subjects aged between 18 and 60 years was 60-259 × 109/L in Suzhou and 52–202 × 109/L in Chengdu, and subjects with platelet counts of 100 × 109/L or less accounted for about 30% of the subjects examined in these cities. The reference intervals in Harbin and Kobe were within the range of 150–350 × 109/L, and no subject having a platelets count of 100 × 109/L or less was detected. Mean platelet volume (MPV) determined concurrently was negatively correlated with platelet count, and the reference intervals for MPV in Chengdu and Suzhou were higher than those in Harbin and Kobe.

Keywords

Platelet count - reference interval - MPV - bleeding time - China
 

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