Research Article

Relationship between Red Blood Cell Indices (MCV, MCH, and MCHC) and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Anemic and Nonanemic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 3

Spearman correlation analysis of MCV, MCH, and MCHC with cardiovascular risk factors.

VariableAnemic groupNonanemic group
MCVMCHMCHCMCVMCHMCHC
value value value value value value

Anthropometric characteristics
Age (year)0.1630.1620.1820.118-0.0460.6930.0670.237-0.0790.160-0.1820.001
BMI (kg/m2)-0.1380.320-0.0610.6590.1340.333-0.0950.129-0.0410.5140.0460.468
Traditional risk factors
SBP (mmHg)0.0370.7510.1310.261-0.2300.048-0.0350.537-0.0050.9340.0380.505
DBP (mmHg)0.0960.4140.1580.1770.1670.152-0.0770.171-0.0090.8690.0700.213
Echocardiographic and biochemical parameters
LVEF (%)-0.2630.028-0.2690.025-0.1750.1470.0720.2170.0120.832-0.1110.057
LDL-C (mg/dL)-0.1780.132-0.2200.062-0.0130.915-0.0060.911-0.0500.384-0.0820.154
CKMB (U/L)0.1560.1820.1750.1330.1640.1610.0710.2090.0830.1420.0070.896
Homocysteine (μmol/L)-0.0220.887-0.1150.452-0.0150.9230.312<0.0010.287<0.001-0.0130.851
hsCRP (mg/dL)0.2270.0990.2390.0820.0930.504-0.0840.220-0.0680.3260.0740.282
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)0.0790.5080.0820.492-0.0240.837-0.0230.695-0.0100.8620.0380.515

BMI: body mass index; CKMB: creatine kinase, MB isoenzyme; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; SBP: systolic blood pressure.