A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Comparison of coagulation profiles and platelet parameters among S. mansoni-infected adults and noninfected individuals controls

Variables	S. mansoni-infected adult N = 90	Healthy controls N = 90	-value
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)
PT (seconds)	17.1 (2)	13.9 (1.7)	≤0.001
INR	1.79 (0.19)	1.15 (0.14)	≤0.001
APTT (seconds)	37.8 (3)	23.4 (5.1)	≤0.001
Platelet count (10^3/μl)	244 (152)	277.0 (75)	0.215
PDW (fl)	17.6 (3.5)	15.6 (1.0)	≤0.001
MPV (fl)	6.05 (1.6)	9.7 (1.2)	≤0.001

N = 180, PT: prothrombin time, APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time, INR: international normalization ratio, PDW, platelet distribution width, MPV: mean platelet volume, μl: microliter, fl: femtoliter.