Inverted U-shaped curve relationship between red blood cell distribution width and hypertension in a large health checkup population in China

This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and hypertension in a large health check up population in China. A population of 302,527 subjects from Wuhu was enrolled in this cross-sectional health check up study between 2011 and 2016. They consisted of 126,369 women (41.78%) and 176,158 men (58.23%) with mean age of 46.9  ± 13.4 and 48.1 ± 13.7 years, respectively. The investigations included information on demographic characteristics, physical examination, and laboratory testing.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - March 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mingfei Jiang, Xiaojuan Zha, Zewei Wu, Xinying Zhu, Wenbo Li, Huan Wu, Jun Ma, Shuyi Wang, Yufeng Wen Tags: Controversies in Hypertension Source Type: research