Study on relationship between mean platelet volume and varicocele

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between the mean platelet volume(MPV)and varicocele,so as to contribute to the etiopathogenesis of varicocele.Methods The MPV values were examined in 50varicocele subjects and 46controls with benign non-varicocele diseases.Parameters including MPV and their relation with varicocele were analyzed in the two groups.Results The average age of patients at the time of examination was(23.50±5.08)years old for varicocele subjects and(24.67±4.33)for controls(P=0.599).MPV value for varicocele subjects was significantly higher than that for controls(P=0.030).MPV value was found to be significantly correlated with varicocele grade(r=0.497,P=0.03).Conclusion The MPV value is increased in varicocele patients and the varicocele grade is positively associated with MPV value.