TY - JOUR AU - Shimodaira, Masanori AU - Niwa, Tomohiro AU - Nakajima, Koji AU - Kobayashi, Mutsuhiro AU - Hanyu, Norinao AU - Nakayama, Tomohiro PY - 2013 DA - 2013/01/11 TI - Correlation between mean platelet volume and fasting plasma glucose levels in prediabetic and normoglycemic individuals JO - Cardiovascular Diabetology SP - 14 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Prediabetes is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Mean platelet volume (MPV) can reflect platelet activity, and high MPV is associated with thrombogenic activation and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In diabetic patients, MPV is higher when compared with normal subjects. However, the relationship between MPV and prediabetes is poorly understood. The purpose of the present study was to compare MPV in prediabetic and normoglycemic subjects, and to evaluate the relationship between MPV and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels in these two groups. SN - 1475-2840 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-14 DO - 10.1186/1475-2840-12-14 ID - Shimodaira2013 ER -