Complete blood count parameters in peripheral arterial disease

Objective: To determine whether complete blood count parameters could be used as the biomarkers of inflammation in patients with in peripheral arterial disease. Methods: Seventy-five patients with peripheral arterial disease (study group) and 75 healthy subjects (control group) were included in this retrospective study. Their baseline clinical characteristics and laboratory data were recorded and compared. Data were compared using univariate tests including independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and chi-square test. Moreover, multivariate logistic regression analysis was also conducted to determine independent predictors of peripheral arterial disease. Results: The groups were statistically similar with regards to baseline clinical and demographic features. The values of C-reactive protein, white blood cell and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio values were found to be statistically significantly higher in study group versus control group, but none of them were considered as an independent predictor of peripheral arterial disease according to multivariate logistic regression analysis. Only mean platelet volume was demonstrated to be a statistically significant predictor of peripheral arterial disease. Conclusion: Our study deduced that mean platelet volume was an independent predictor of peripheral arterial disease, and could be used as a marker of inflammation in patients with peripheral arterial disease.