The relationship between mean platelet volume and albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background&aim: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is suggested as a marker of platelet reactivity and tendency for thrombosis and microvascular complications like albuminuria in patients with type 2 DM. We aimed to measure the MPV in patients with type 2 DM and its correlation with albuminuria, body mass index (BMI), duration of DM, hypertension (HTN), stroke, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and HbA1c level.

Methods: A cross sectional study included 100 patients with type 2 DM ≥ 18 y of both genders who were randomly selected from the medical units of Baghdad Teaching Hospital.