Table 1 Means (± s.d) of the haematological variables for each blood component obtained with every anticoagulant

PLT (10³/μL)

143.8 (19.4)^a,b

390.6 (57.6)^c

111.0 (22.6)

137.0 (21.3)^a

399.1 (62.8)^c

112.6 (23.7)

137.1 (25.4)^a

398.5 (48.0)^c

111.2 (18.5)

MPV (fL)

3.8 (0.4)

4.1 (0.6)^b

3.6 (0.3)

3.8 (0.4)

4.2 (0.6)^b

3.7 (0.4)

3.8 (0.4)^d

4.2 (0.5)^b

3.7 (0.4)

PDW (%)

16.5 (0.5)^c

16.8 (0.5)^c

17.8 (0.5)

16.3 (0.5)^c

16.5 (0.6)^c

17.6 (0.7)

16.1 (0.6)^c

16.7 (0.6)^c

17.8 (0.7)

WBC (10³/μL)*

8.4 (1.7)^c,d

9.5 (3.0)^c

0.1 (0.0)

7.9 (2.0)^c,d

9.8 (5.0)^c

0.1 (0.0)

8.3 (2.3)^e

10.6 (4.0)^c

0.1 (0.0)