AIM: The current study aimed to investigate the association between disease activity and red cell distribution width (RDW) levels in @entity31 and to determine whether RDW can be used as a marker of disease activity in non-anemic @entity31 . METHODS: The RDW levels of 310 @entity31 @entity1 who underwent colonoscopy were analyzed retrospectively. The @entity1 were divided into two groups (active disease and remission) according to the endoscopic activity index. In addition, the accuracy of RDW in determining disease activity in non-anemic @entity1 was assessed. The efficacy of RDW in determining disease activity was compared to that of white blood cell count, platelet count, @entity1851 , and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. RESULTS: Two hundred and six (66.5%) @entity1 had active disease, and 104 (33.5%) were in remission. The mean RDW levels in @entity1 with active @entity31 and in those in remission were 16.8  2.9 and 15.5  1.4, respectively (P<0.001). Ninety-six (46.6%) @entity1 in the active disease group and 89 (85.6%) in the remission group were non-anemic, and their respective RDW levels were 15.4  1.2 and 15.3  1.1 (P=0.267). The sensitivity and specificity of RDW in determining @entity32 were 41% and 91%, respectively (AUC 0.65, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that RDW can be used as a marker for disease activity in @entity31 , but it did not have the same efficacy in the non-anemic group.

Can red cell distribution width be a marker of disease activity in XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity31 :: ('MESH:D003093', 'Disease') :: ['ulcerative colitis'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['C-reactive protein']
@entity31 :: (MESH:D003093,Disease) :: ['ulcerative colitis']
