Research Article
The Relationship between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Incident Diabetes in Chinese Adults: A Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of 16,971 Chinese adults across red blood cell distribution width quartile groups.
| Variables | Red blood cell distribution width group (%) | value | Q1 ≤12.2 | Q2 12.3~12.6 | Q3 12.7~13.1 | Q4 ≥13.2 |
| Sample, | 4,574 | 3,616 | 4,197 | 4,584 | — | Sex, women (%) | 39.9 | 38.7 | 38.0 | 47.9 | <0.001 | Age (y) | | | | | <0.001 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | <0.001 | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | | <0.001 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | | <0.001 | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | | | | | <0.001 | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.12 (0.79, 1.67) | 1.16 (0.8, 1.7) | 1.16 (0.81, 1.72) | 1.09 (0.75, 1.61) | <0.001 | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | | | | | <0.001 | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | | | | | 0.02 | Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min per 1.73 m2) | | | | | <0.001 | White blood cell count (109/L) | | | | | <0.001 | Alanine transferase (U/L) | 17 (12, 26) | 18 (13, 26) | 17 (13, 25) | 16 (11, 24) | <0.001 | Aspartate transferase (U/L) | | | | | 0.04 | Red blood cell count (1012/L) | | | | | <0.001 | Hemoglobin (g/L) | | | | | <0.001 | Hematocrit (109/L) | | | | | <0.001 | High-sensitivity c-reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.53 (0.26, 1.04) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.18) | 0.63 (0.32, 1.27) | 0.61 (0.3, 1.34) | <0.001 |
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Note: abnormal distribution; data were presented as medium plus quartile range. |