학술논문
Elevated red blood cell distribution width in healthy smokers
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 41, Iss 3, Pp 199-206 (2013)
Subject
Language
English
Turkish
Turkish
ISSN
1016-5169
Abstract
Objectives: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported to be a marker of morbidity and mortality for some cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. We aimed to evaluate RDW values in otherwise healthy smokers. Study design: Two hundred and twenty consecutive subjects with current smoking and 230 age- and gender-matched healthy subjects without smoking history were enrolled. Number of cigarettes smoked per day and duration of smoking, evaluated as pack years, were recorded. Complete blood count, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and lipid profile were analyzed in all study participants. Results: The mean RDW values were higher in smokers than in nonsmokers (13.9+-1.2 vs. 13.1+-0.8, p