Gender and ethnic differences in red cell distribution width and its association with mortality among low risk healthy united state adults

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1664-1670

  Zalawadiya, Sandip K ^a   Veeranna, Vikas ^a   Panaich, Sidakpal S ^a   Afonso, Luis ^a   Ghali, Jalal K ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84861193746     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.01.396     Document Type: Article

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