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Mean Corpuscular Volume and Mortality in Patients with CKD
Author(s) -
YaoPeng Hsieh,
ChiaChu Chang,
ChewTeng Kor,
Yu Yang,
YaoKo Wen,
PingFang Chiu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00970116
Subject(s) - mean corpuscular volume , medicine , interquartile range , hazard ratio , mean corpuscular hemoglobin , proportional hazards model , mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration , confidence interval , surgery , hematocrit
Mean corpuscular volume is the measure of the average size of the circulatory erythrocyte, and it is principally used as an index for the differential diagnosis of anemia. Recently, mean corpuscular volume has been associated with mortality in many clinical settings. However, the association of mean corpuscular volume with mortality in patients with CKD has not been fully addressed.

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