METHOD OF PREDICTING ONSET OF CEREBRAL INFARCTION, METHOD OF ASSESSING THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING AGENT, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING STAGE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

To provide a method of assisting prediction of onset of cerebral infarction.SOLUTION: A method of assisting prediction of onset of cerebral infarction based on the number of red blood cells in a blood sample collected from a subject is disclosed, the method comprising steps of; acquiring a first measurement representing a red blood cell count measured by an electrical resistance measurement method and a second measurement representing a red blood cell count measured by an optical measurement method; calculating an indicator value for the prediction from the first and second measurements; comparing the indicator value with a reference range; and suggesting that the subject may develop cerebral infarction if the indicator value is outside the reference range.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】脳梗塞の発症の予測を補助する方法を提供する。【解決手段】被検体から採取された血液試料中に含まれる赤血球数に基づいて、脳梗塞の発症の予測を補助する方法であって、電気抵抗式測定法により測定された赤血球数を示す第１の測定値と、光学式測定法により測定された赤血球数を示す第２の測定値とを取得する工程と、前記第１の測定値と、前記第２の測定値から前記予測のための指数値を算出する工程と、前記指数値を基準範囲と比較する工程と、前記指数値が基準範囲外である場合に、前記被検体が脳梗塞を発症することを示唆する工程と、を含む。【選択図】なし