Predictive Values of Serum Uric Acid, Mean Platelet Volume and Plateletcrit on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Abstract

Aim: There are conflicting study results on correlation of serum uric acid (SUA) with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In thisstudy, it was aimed to evaluate predictive values of SUA, mean platelet volume (MPV) and plateletcrit (PTC) on BPPV.Materials and Methods: After the approval of the ethics committee, the files of all patients with BPPV who were admitted to the EmergencyDepartment of Ufuk University between 01.01.2015 and 01.01.2016 were examined retrospectively. White blood cell, MPV, PTC and SUAlevels of patients were evaluated.Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of gender distribution (p>0.05). The mean age of thecontrol group (31.25±11.46 years) was lower than the vertigo group (44.71±19.38 years), but this difference was not statistically significant(p>0.05). The difference between two groups in terms of MPV, PTC and SUA parameters was statistically significant (p