| Variable |
No. |
Platelet count (×109/L) |
Statistics |
| Manual method |
Automated method |
| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
F |
p |
| Sex of patients: |
| Male |
101 |
226.7 |
91.4 |
253.8 |
117.7 |
27.1 |
0.86 |
| Female |
89 |
223.8 |
99.4 |
238.2 |
102.0 |
14.4 |
0.92 |
| Age of patients (years): |
| ≤20 |
84 |
272.5 |
115.6 |
255.4 |
112.5 |
47.1 |
0.77 |
| 21-40 |
50 |
299.5 |
111.2 |
284.5 |
131.5 |
15.0 |
0.93 |
| 41-60 |
40 |
288.3 |
132.9 |
306.3 |
118.2 |
18.0 |
0.92 |
| >60 |
16 |
249.7 |
426.7 |
255.3 |
681.6 |
5.6 |
0.99 |
| Total |
190 |
225.2 |
95.4 |
245.7 |
109.8 |
20.5 |
0.44 |
p-value<0.05 is statistically significant, SD: Standard Deviation.
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