Aims: To explore the association between platelet distribution width (PDW) and stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.
Methods: This study included 150 AF patients who were divided into stroke and non-stroke groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were performed.
Results: Among the 150 patients, 50 and 100 were grouped into the stroke and non-stroke groups, respectively. There were significant differences in systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and PDW between the groups (<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that PDW (OR: 1.56, =0.002) was a risk factor for stroke.
Conclusions: PDW was an important risk factor for stroke in AF patients, suggesting it has the potential to be a new biomarker for predicting stroke.
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