Open AccessRelationship between Red Cell Distribution Width and Microalbuminuria: A Population-Based Study of Multiethnic Representative US Adults
Author(s) -
Luís Afonso,
Sandip Zalawadiya,
Vikas Veeranna,
Sidakpal Panaich,
Ashutosh Niraj,
Sony Jacob
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephron clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1660-2110
DOI - 10.1159/000328918
Subject(s) - medicine , red blood cell distribution width , microalbuminuria , quartile , odds ratio , population , gastroenterology , renal function , endocrinology , confidence interval , environmental health
Microalbuminuria (MA), a renal marker of vascular injury, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events. Red cell distribution width (RDW), an emerging CV risk predictor, has not been evaluated for its association with MA.
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