ArticleJournal of diabetes research2020
The Relationship between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Incident Diabetes in Chinese Adults: A Cohort Study.
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- The association between hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio and 28-day mortality in epidural hemorrhage: a cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Predictive role of red blood cell distribution width and hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio for mortality in patients with COPD: evidence from NHANES 1999-2018.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio associates with prevalence and long-term diabetes mellitus prognosis: an overview of NHANES 1999-2020 data.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Association of Hematological Parameters and Diabetic Neuropathy: A Retrospective Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Non-linear relationship between red blood cell distribution width and gastrointestinal bleeding risk in stroke patients: results from multi-center ICUs.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Red Cell Distribution Width and Prediabetes in Adults in Northern Sudan: A Case-Control Study.Hematology reports · 2023Article
- Associations of complete blood count parameters with pancreatic beta-cell function and insulin resistance in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
- ΔRDW: A Novel Indicator with Predictive Value for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Diseases.International journal of general medicine · 2021Review
- Red Cell Distribution Width and Elongation Index in a Cohort of Patients With Juvenile Acute Myocardial Infarction.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies reported the controvertible association between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and diabetes. The aim of this study is to explore whether RDW is associated with incident diabetes.
methodsWe performed this cohort study in 16,971 Chinese adults (9,956 men and 7,015 women, aged 43.3 ± 12.8 years). The level of RDW was measured at baseline (2014). All the participants were further classified into four quartile groups based on baseline RDW. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were measured annually during follow-up (2014-2019). Diabetes was diagnosed if either FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or HbA1c ≥ 6.5%. We used the Cox proportional hazards regression model to evaluate the association between baseline RDW and incident diabetes.
resultsWe identified 2,703 new cases of diabetes during five-year follow-up. The incidence was 15.9%. Comparing with participants in the lowest quartile group (reference group), the adjusted hazard ratios (HR) for the risk of diabetes were 1.31 (95% CI: 1.16, 1.48) for the highest quartile group (
conclusionsHigh RDW was associated with high risk of developing diabetes in Chinese adults. As RDW is an inexpensive, noninvasive, and convenient indicator, RDW might be considered for inclusion in the risk assessment of high-risk groups of diabetes.
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