ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
The Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Albumin Ratio: A Promising Predictor of Mortality in Stroke Patients.
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- A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio as mortality predictor in cardiovascular disease.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic value of RDW and its derivatives in ICU patients with hypertensive chronic kidney disease.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
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- Associations of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Derived Indicators and Their Longitudinal Dynamic Trajectories With Mortality Risk in Critically Ill Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2026Article
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- A New and Robust Prognostic Biomarker for Mortality Risk Prediction in Dialysis Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Red Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Non-linear associations between red blood cell distribution width/serum albumin ratio with diabetic kidney disease: results from two nationwide studies in the United States and China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Red blood cell distribution width/albumin ratio (RAR): A novel predictor of retinal vein occlusion in the Turkish population (STROBE).Medicine · 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 blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of the red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio on neurological outcomes in cardiac arrest patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Observational
- Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Advanced Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Inflammatory-Nutritional Pathways as Mediators.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Association of novel inflammatory biomarkers with major amputation level in diabetic foot ulcer patients undergoing amputation: a retrospective comparative study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Red cell distribution width and related indices in relation to target-organ damage in children with hypertension.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- The role of shock indexes and RDW/albumin ratio in upper gastrointestinal bleeding : Predicting adverse outcomes.Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025Article
- Prognostic value of the red cell distribution width to albumin ratio in predicting mortality in elderly hip fracture patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
- Association between RAR and the prevalence and prognosis of suicidal ideation: evidence from a large population-based study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Pan-Immune Inflammation Value as a Novel Comprehensive Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Severe Burns: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio and urinary incontinence subtypes in NHANES 2007-2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveWithin this study we attempt to express a correlation between the mortality of stroke and stroke related infection to a novel biomarker represented by the red blood cell width-albumin levels ratio within the patient. We hypothesize that this novel biomarker could be utilized as better predictive tool for stroke associated infections.
methodsPatient data sets were obtained via the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Database iii V1.4 (MIMIC-iii). Data from 1480 patients were obtained to serve the testing for the RA biomarker tests. Clinical endpoints of 30-, 60-, and 365-day all-cause mortality in stroke patients were used as subgroups within the analyzed population. Estimation of hazard ratios (HR) were obtained from Cox regression models for stroke-associated infection and all-cause mortality in relation to RA values.
resultsA high-RA was associated with increased mortality in ICU patients suffering from a stroke. After adjusting for age and sex, compared to the reference group (the first quartile), the high-RA group had the highest 30-day (HR, 95% CI: 1.88 (1.36, 2.58)), 90-day (HR, 95% CI: 2.12 (1.59, 2.82)), and one-year (HR, 95% CI: 2.15 (1.65, 2.80)) all-cause mortality. The RA values were independently associated with an increased risk of stroke-associated infection when adjusting for confounders.
conclusionsOur data suggest RA may be an easily accessible, reproducible, and low-cost biomarker for predicting stroke-associated infections and mortality in patients who have suffered from a stroke.
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