What is it about?
The red cell distribution width (RDW) has been shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) incidence and its complications. However, the relevance of RDW with the risk of being in poor glycemic control among patients with established T2D is largely overlooked. In this study, we have made the novel observation that higher RDW is strongly and independently associated with risk of being in poor glycemic control among type 2 diabetic participants.
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Why is it important?
T2D patients with higher RDW had significantly lower risk of being in poor glycemic control. RDW may contribute to risk assessment for T2D individuals at risk of being in poor glycemic control.
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I hope that our results will provide a stimulus for investigations into mechanisms underlying the relationship between RDW and glycemic control.
Yaqi Yin
Chinese PLA General Hospital
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This page is a summary of: Red blood cell distribution width and the risk of being in poor glycemic control among patients with established type 2 diabetes, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, February 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s155753.
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