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. 2023 Mar 10;13(3):e068148. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068148

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Restricted cubic spline plot of the association between RPR and CVD (A), CHF (B), CHD (C), angina (D), heart attack (E), stroke (F). RPR was log2-transformed. Adjustments were made according to gender, age, race, education, smoking status, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, history of anaemia treatment, haemoglobin, mean blood cell volume, iron, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein and total cholesterol. P indicates the results of a test for non-linearity. CHD, coronary heart disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; RPR, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio.