The role of red blood cell distribution width in predicting coronary artery lesions in pediatric patients with kawasaki disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have shown that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has emerged as a novel predictor of cardiovascular diseases. We aim to investigate the association between RDW and the risk of coronary artery lesions (CALs) in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease (KD).

Methods

KD patients were classified as the CALs group (patients with CALs) and non-CALs group (patients without CALs). Differences among the groups were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U-test and Chi-square analysis. The independent risk factors of CALs were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis, followed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to calculate the optimal cut-off value.

Results

The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and C-reactiv

SUBMITTER: Cai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020711 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature