Gender and Ethnic Differences in Red Cell Distribution Width and Its Association With Mortality Among Low Risk Healthy United State Adults

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 109; no. 11; pp. 1664 - 1670
• Main Authors: Zalawadiya, Sandip K., MD, Veeranna, Vikas, MD, Panaich, Sidakpal S., MD, Afonso, Luis, MD, Ghali, Jalal K., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Black or African American; Black People - statistics & numerical data; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cultural differences; Diabetes; Erythrocyte Indices; Erythrocytes; Female; Folic Acid Deficiency - epidemiology; Gender differences; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Health Surveys; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Hyperlipidemias - epidemiology; Hypertension - epidemiology; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Obesity - epidemiology; Sex Factors; Smoking - epidemiology; United States - epidemiology; Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - epidemiology; White People - statistics & numerical data; United States; North America; America; United States > US; Human; Prognosis; Healthy subject; Mortality; Sex; Red blood cell; Risk; Epidemiology; Ethnic group; Association; Low; Distribution; Risk factor; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Width; Comparative study

Limited information is available about gender and ethnic differences in red cell distribution width (RCDW) with regard to its relation to mortality in a population free of cardiovascular (CV) disease and diabetes. To assess gender and ethnic differences in RCDW and their effect on the association be...