Table 3.
Comparison of the cytomorphometric parameters and the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) in Behçet's disease patients with and without aphthae.
| Cytomorphometric parameters Median (range) |
Behçet's disease patients having aphthae (n = 18) | Behçet's disease patients not having aphthae (n = 12) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear area (µm2) | 131.1 (13.9–730.2) |
188.2 (38.4–1026.7) |
<0.001† |
| Cytoplasmic area (µm2) | 5709.5 (717.6–27260.4) |
7067.5 (2316.9–22819.9) |
<0.001† |
| Nucleus/cytoplasm ratio | 0.02 (0.01–0.06) |
0.03 (0.01–0.07) |
<0.001† |
| NRF∗ | 0.9 (0.7–0.9) |
0.9 (0.8–0.9) |
<0.001† |
| NL (µm)∗∗ | 15.7 (4.5–143.5) |
18.1 (8.8–132.8) |
<0.001† |
| NW (µm)∗∗∗ | 11.4 (4.3–109.1) |
14.2 (5.4–116.8) |
<0.001† |
| NP (µm)∗∗∗∗ | 42.7 (13.5–389.4) |
50.7 (23.5–378.3) |
<0.001† |
| PMNL infiltration | |||
| Present | 2 | 1 | 0.548‡ |
| Absent | 16 | 11 |
∗Nuclear roundness factor, ∗∗nuclear length, ∗∗∗nuclear width, ∗∗∗∗nuclear perimeter, ‡Pearson chi-squared test, and †Mann-Whitney U test.