Red cell distribution width and 5-year mortality across older adult care settings: a pooled European cohort analysis with US validation

Year of Publication	2026
Author	Mirko Di Rosa Mirella Aceto Ersilia Paparazzo Teresa Cassano Pierluigi Mercatante Francesco De Rango Lucia Muglia Annalisa Cozza Chiara Chinigò Giuseppe Passarino Antonio Cherubini Andrea Corsonello Riccardo Sarzani Roberto Antonicelli Giuseppe Pelliccioni Roberta Galeazzi Guido Gembillo Domenico Santoro Luca Soraci Alberto Montesanto Fabrizia Lattanzio
Journal	J Transl Med
ISBN Number	1479-5876
Abstract	Red cell distribution width (RDW), generated automatically with every complete blood count, predicts mortality across multiple populations, but its independent prognostic value at a fixed cut-off across older care settings is unresolved.
DOI	10.1186/s12967-026-08997-z
Short Title	Journal of Translational Medicine
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