PMID: 28511747Apr 1, 2015Paper

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width is a Reliable Marker of Inflammation in Plaque Psoriasis

Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC
Sibel Doğan, Nilgün Atakan

Abstract

Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease accepted as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Elevated levels and correlation of red cell distribution width (RDW) with inflammatory markers has recently been shown in studies investigating CVD risk and prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate levels and correlation of RDW with inflammatory markers in patients with plaque psoriasis. Data including demographics, disease severity indices, laboratory parameters, and bioelectrical impedance analysis was collected from medical charts of patients who were diagnosed with plaque psoriasis at the Hacettepe University Department of Dermatology between March 2014 and August 2015. Patients were evaluated for major CVD risk factors defined by international guidelines. 199 patients with psoriasis and 73 volunteers were included. Patients had statistically significant higher values of metabolic age, visceral fat rating, body-mass index (BMI), red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), uric acid, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (p=0.044, p=0.047,p=0.029, p= 0....Continue Reading

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