Blood count
Platelets (PLT) — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
Platelet count.
Optimal range
170–400 ×10⁹/L
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 150 ×10⁹/L |
| Below optimal | 150 – 170 ×10⁹/L |
| Optimal | 170 – 400 ×10⁹/L |
| Above optimal | 400 – 450 ×10⁹/L |
| Markedly high | > 450 ×10⁹/L |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
Clotting cells. Low sometimes with severe B12/folate deficiency.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- ×10⁹/L
- ×10³/µL× 1 → 10^9/L
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
platelets · plt · тромбоциты · тром
Sources
Related markers
Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.