Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and depression: a cross-sectional analysis among US adults, 2011–2018
Higher baseline RAR was associated with an increased risk of depression in US adults and was more informative than RDW, albumin, and hemoglobin-to-RDW ratio (HRR). Further large-scale prospective studies are needed to analyze the role of RAR in depression. These findings emphasize that RAR can be a simple, reliable and cost-effective predictor of depression in clinical practice.
Authors
- Yunzhu Tang
- Yao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2845-6339)
- Lijuan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-3747)
- Shuxia Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5384-1338)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Jiaxing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06907-z
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.27
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province
- Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province