Table 1.

Blood group modulates platelet translocating behavior on VWF

Mean ± SDP
Type O (n = 33)Non-O (n = 54)
Platelet tracks 273 ± 130 272 ± 95 .62 
Proportion of all platelets stably adhered to VWF surface 0.55 ± 0.1 0.63 ± 0.1 .009 
Mean translocation distance, µm 5.77 ± 1.8 4.74 ± 1.4 .037 
Mean translocating velocity, µm/s 4.6 ± 2.1 3.4 ± 1.7 .002 
Rate of platelet adhesion, 1/s (Ron0.11 ± 0.06 0.16 ± 0.05 .011 
Rate of platelet detachment, 1/s (Roff0.06 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.04 .39 
Platelet count, ×109/L 217 ± 57 215 ± 55 .72 
Haematocrit, % 39.9 ± 4.2 38.5 ± 3.9 .19 
Male sex, % 55 39 .16 
CD41 (n = 20 non-O; n = 20 type O) 62 600 ± 13 600 61 600 ± 11 900 .81 
CD42b (n = 20 non-O; n = 20 type O) 46 800 ± 6 800 44 300 ± 8 300 .33 
VWF, IU/dL 51.0 ± 32.3 62.1 ± 34.7 .14 
Mean ± SDP
Type O (n = 33)Non-O (n = 54)
Platelet tracks 273 ± 130 272 ± 95 .62 
Proportion of all platelets stably adhered to VWF surface 0.55 ± 0.1 0.63 ± 0.1 .009 
Mean translocation distance, µm 5.77 ± 1.8 4.74 ± 1.4 .037 
Mean translocating velocity, µm/s 4.6 ± 2.1 3.4 ± 1.7 .002 
Rate of platelet adhesion, 1/s (Ron0.11 ± 0.06 0.16 ± 0.05 .011 
Rate of platelet detachment, 1/s (Roff0.06 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.04 .39 
Platelet count, ×109/L 217 ± 57 215 ± 55 .72 
Haematocrit, % 39.9 ± 4.2 38.5 ± 3.9 .19 
Male sex, % 55 39 .16 
CD41 (n = 20 non-O; n = 20 type O) 62 600 ± 13 600 61 600 ± 11 900 .81 
CD42b (n = 20 non-O; n = 20 type O) 46 800 ± 6 800 44 300 ± 8 300 .33 
VWF, IU/dL 51.0 ± 32.3 62.1 ± 34.7 .14 

Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U tests to account for their nonparametric distribution.

SD, standard deviation.

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