The potential value of red blood cell distribution width in patients with invasive hydatidiform mole
Open Access
- 18 March 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
- Vol. 33 (4), e22846
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcla.22846
Abstract
Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has attracted increasing attention in cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the changes of RDW in patients with invasive hydatidiform mole and analyze the relationship between RDW and invasive hydatidiform mole. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 102 patients diagnosed as invasive hydatidiform mole in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from January 2009 to March 2018. A total of 120 healthy subjects were used as a control group. The Mann‐Whitney U test was used for comparison between the invasive hydatidiform mole and control groups. Comparison of RDW with other blood parameters was performed using Spearman's. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were also determined. Results The RDW, platelet‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and absolute lymphocyte count were significantly elevated in the invasive hydatidiform mole group compared with control group. The hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, mean red blood cell volume (MCV) and platelet count (PLT) were significantly lower in invasive hydatidiform mole group than control group. Grade III and above invasive hydatidiform mole patients had higher levels of RDW than grade I and II patients. Correlation analysis showed that RDW was negatively correlated with Hb, MCV, NLR, and neutrophil count, but positively correlated with PDW and different stages of invasive hydatidiform mole. The ROC curve showed that the AUC of the RDW was 0.660 (95% CI 0.581‐0.740; P < 0.01). Conclusion This study reveals the potential value of RDW in invasive hydatidiform mole.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2014GXNSFAA118276)
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