ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023
Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and the prognosis in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: a retrospective cohort study.
Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Advanced Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Inflammatory-Nutritional Pathways as Mediators.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and hypertension risk: age-specific threshold effects identified in the 2017-2020 NHANES U.S. Adult population.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Association between red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and short-term mortality in patients with sepsis-associated delirium: a retrospective study from the MIMIC-IV database.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular disease and depression as mediators between red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio and cognitive impairment in older adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure combined with chronic kidney disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Association between red blood cell distribution width and encephalitis based on the pediatric intensive care unit database: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Aim: Red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR) is a combined new indicator reflecting immunology and has been reported to predict the prognosis of inflammation-related diseases and brain diseases. However, the association and predictive value of RAR in the prognosis of patients with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) has not been reported. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study, and data were collected from the Henan Provincial People's Hospital. RAR was categorized according to quartile. The prognosis was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and an mRS score of ≥3 was defined as a poor prognosis. The logistical regression model was used to explore the association between RAR and the prognosis, with results reported as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). The predictive value of RAR was evaluated by calculating the area under the receiving operating curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Results: A total of 175 eligible patients were included for analysis, and 51 patients were identified as having poor prognosis. After adjusting age, cancer, other diseases, histological subtype, antiepileptic therapy, anti-tumor treatment, ICU treatment, and length of stay, RAR in the highest quartile (Q4) was found to be significantly associated with the high odds of poor prognosis (OR = 5.63, 95%CI: 1.98-16.02) compared to RAR in the lowest quartile (Q1). In addition, RAR was identified as a predictor for the prognosis of AE patients (AUC = 0.660, 95%CI: 0.574-0.746). Conclusion: This study found the close association and predictive value of RAR for the prognosis of AE patients, indicating that RAR might help clinicians identify high-risk populations.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.