Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is one of the most common types of target organ damage in hypertension. The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is closely related to many cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the RDW level and LVH in pediatric essential hypertension.
A total of 429 untreated children and adolescents with essential hypertension were recruited and divided into an LVH group (
The level of RDW in children with hypertension in the LVH group was significantly higher than that in the non-LVH group (13.0 [12.0, 13.0] vs. 12.4 [12.0, 13.0] %,
Increased RDW levels are an independent risk factor for LVH in pediatric essential hypertension, and RDW may be a predictor of LVH in untreated pediatric essential hypertension.