Active BD (n=40) Inactive BD (n=70) Control (n=46) p White blood cell count (103/mm3) 8.3±3.2 7.7±2.5 7.7±2.1 0.3 Hemoglobin (g/dl) 13.7±1.2 14±1.1 14.6±1.3 0.002* Platelet (103/mm3) 244±54 234±43 229±45 0.6 Mean corpuscular volume (fl ) 83.9±5.4 84.7±5 87.1±3 0.002* ESR (mm/hr) 33.6±22 15.7±9 5±4.1 <0.0001# C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 23.4±21.6 5.5±6.2 1.2±0.5 <0.0001# RDW (%) 17.2±2.5 14.4±1.9 13.2±0.5 <0.0001#

BD, Behçet’s disease; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; RDW, red cell distribution width; WBC, white blood cell count; *Significant difference is between active BD and control groups. #Significant difference is between active BD- control and inactive BD-control groups.

Table 3: Laboratory parameters of the patients and controls.