[Table/Fig-2]:

Mean platelet volume with severity

MPV (fL) (corres-ponding to minimal platelet counts)*	Total	DF		DHF		DSS		Chi-square test
	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
<8	2	1	0.74	1	2.17	0	0	2.959 with 4 df; p=0.565 Not Significant (NS)
8 to 12	90	60	44.12	19	41.3	11	61.11
>12	108	75	55.15	26	56.52	7	38.89
Total	200	136	100	46	100	18	100
MPV (fL) at day of discharge	Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
<8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.305 with 2 df; p = 0.859 NS
8 to 12	78	53	38.97	17	37	8	44.4
>12	122	83	61.03	29	63	10	55.6
Total	200	136	100	46	100	18	100

*MPV is corresponding to the lowest platelet counts of the patient, attained during his/her course of illness (before day of discharge)

NS - Not Significant df – degree of freedom