Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in a Community Cohort in Taiwan

The authors investigated whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and mortality in a community cohort in Taiwan. The influence of anemia on the association was also assessed. RDW levels were measured in 3,226 participa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 2010-01, Vol.171 (2), p.214-220
Hauptverfasser:	Chen, Pei-Chun, Sung, Fung-Chang, Chien, Kuo-Liong, Hsu, Hsiu-Ching, Su, Ta-Chen, Lee, Yuan-Teh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Analysis. Health state Anemia Anemia - pathology Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies Biological and medical sciences blood cell count Cardiovascular disease cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Cardiovascular Diseases - pathology Cell Size cohort studies Diseases of red blood cells Epidemiology erythrocyte indices Erythrocytes Erythrocytes - cytology Female General aspects Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Mortality Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Taiwan
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