Comparison of complete blood count parameters of panic attack and panic disorder

Abstract

Although complete blood count (CBC) parameters in panic disorder (PD) are frequently studied, there is no data on panic attacks (PA). In this retrospective study, CBC parameters of patients diagnosed with PD (n=63) and PA (n=61) were compared with the data of healthy subjects (n=41). The groups were similar in terms of age (p=0.395) and gender (p=0.567). There were significant differences between the PD and the PA groups in terms of percentage of lymphocyte (p<0.001), lymphocyte count (p<0.001), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (p<0.001), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (p<0.001), basophil to lymphocyte ratio (BLR) (p<0.001), and monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR) (p<0.001). Our findings suggested that the lymphocyte parameters were significantly higher and lymphocyte-related ratios were significantly lower in the PA group compared to the control and PD groups. Low basophil parameters were suggested to be significantly associated with PA, while neutrophil-related parameters were significantly increased in PD.