Serum antioxidants and inflammation predict red cell distribution width in older women: The Women's Health and Aging Study I

Red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of heterogeneity in the size of circulating erythrocytes, is associated with some chronic diseases and predicts mortality. Although oxidative damage and inflammation have been theorized to affect RDW, the relationships of antioxidants and inflammation wit...

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Published in:	Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 600 - 604
Main Authors:	Semba, Richard D., Patel, Kushang V., Ferrucci, Luigi, Sun, Kai, Roy, Cindy N., Guralnik, Jack M., Fried, Linda P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2010 Elsevier
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - metabolism alpha-Tocopherol - blood alpha-Tocopherol - metabolism Antioxidants - physiology Baltimore Biological and medical sciences Carotenoids Carotenoids - blood Carotenoids - metabolism Cohort Studies Erythrocytes - cytology Erythrocytes - metabolism Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenterology and Hepatology Humans Inflammation - metabolism Interleukin-6 Interleukin-6 - blood Interleukin-6 - metabolism Oxidative Stress Persons with Disabilities Red cell distribution width Selenium Selenium - blood Selenium - metabolism Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vitamin E Vitamin E - blood Vitamin E - metabolism Women's Health Baltimore Oxidative stress Carotenoids Selenium Red cell distribution width Vitamin E Interleukin-6 Human Health Ageing Prediction Red blood cell Metabolic diseases Inflammation Antioxidant Blood cell Distribution Female Serum Woman
ISSN:	0261-5614, 1532-1983, 1532-1983
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