ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021
Red cell distribution width is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with acute stroke: a retrospective analysis of a large clinical database.
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- Red blood cell distribution width as a predictor of mortality and poor functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.BMC neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between haemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio and mortality in intracerebral haemorrhage: a population-based analysis of the MIMIC-IV database.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Associations of inflammation/nutrition-related indicators (RAR and MAR) with chronic kidney disease: evidence from NHANES 2005-2018.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Association between red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio and 30-day mortality in patients with ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study.Thrombosis journal · 2024Article
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- Association of inflammation/nutrition-based indicators with Parkinson's disease and mortality.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio with the three-month outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and islet β-cell function indexes in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
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- Prognostic value of inflammation biomarkers for 30-day mortality in critically ill patients with stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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- Red cell distribution width is associated with stroke severity and unfavorable functional outcomes in ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) as the Effect Modifiers to Modify the Association Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Stroke.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- The Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Albumin Ratio: A Promising Predictor of Mortality in Stroke Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the association between the red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and mortality in patients with stroke.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients with stroke in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Database III. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios of 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year mortality in relation to the RDW level.
resultsA total of 4134 patients were enrolled, including 2646 patients with ischemic stroke and 1668 with hemorrhagic stroke. After adjustment for potential confounders, the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) of 30-day mortality for the second (RDW: 13.4%-14.3%) and third (>14.3%) tertiles was 1.15 (0.96, 1.37) and 1.40 (1.17, 1.68), respectively, compared with the reference group (<13.4%). A two-piecewise linear regression model was established and the inflection point of RDW was 16.7%. When RDW was >16.7%, an increase in RDW did not increase stroke mortality.
conclusionsThe RDW is a prognostic factor of patients with stroke. This finding needs to be confirmed in future prospective studies.
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