Investigating the Utility of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Prognostic Indicator for Deterioration of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Within One Year
A significant association was observed between the increase in RDW and the heightened risk of deterioration within a year in patients diagnosed with COPD. Most importantly, our findings suggested the importance of RDW in enhancing the risk stratification and prevention of deterioration of COPD.
Authors
- Qianfeng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-7391)
- Jing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8491-4146)
- Xiaofang Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-9078)
- Kangbi Wu
- Kali Xiang
Institutions
- The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of General Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s469209
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85