Association between high red blood cell distribution width and metabolic syndrome. Influence of abdominal obesity

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-77

  Vayá, Amparo ^a   Carmona, Pilar ^a   Badia, Natalia ^a   Hernandez Mijares, Antonio ^b   Bautista, Daniel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LETTER; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH;

ADULT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951825577     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2010-1385     Document Type: Letter

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