“…Recently, the use of the RDW as a simple and inexpensive biomarker to predict mortality in chronic heart failure [ 18 , 28 ], liver disease [ 29 ], and critical illness [ 30 ] has increased. Moreover, the RDW has been reported to be associated with many pathological conditions such as colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and contrast-induced nephropathy [ 31 , 32 ]. Although the exact mechanism of this relationship is not clear, inflammation is a proposed underlying factor [ 33 , 34 ].…”