title: The relationship between levels of von Willebrand factor and mean platelet volume in subjects with isolated impaired fasting glucose.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To understand the heterogeneity of platelets, we investigated the correlation between von Willebrand factor (vWf) and mean platelet volume (MPV) in subjects with isolated impaired fasting glucose (IFG).
  
  
  METHODS
  We selected 48 subjects with isolated IFG and 48 normoglycemic control subjects matched for age, sex, and body mass index. We measured levels of vWf and MPV in all subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The levels of vWf and MPV were significantly higher in the isolated IFG group than the control group (p<0.05) Also, vWf level was positively correlated with MPV level in subjects in the isolated IFG group (r=0.452, p=0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that vWf seems to be profoundly related to platelet volume in subjects with isolated IFG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feyzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coban
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology*; D048429:Cell Size; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014841:von Willebrand Factor