The Marker You're Missing: RDW
It's probably already on your blood test results
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Levels promotes understanding of RDW, a marker on blood counts that captures red blood cell consistency. The company highlights its importance as an early signal for health risks, including iron, B12, or folate deficiency and heart disease. Levels encourages readers to learn more about RDW and its relation to metabolic health.
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The Marker You're Missing: RDW
The number on your blood count worth a second look
If you've ever had a routine blood test, you've almost certainly had your RDW measured. It comes standard on a complete blood count, sitting among a dozen abbreviations most people skim past, and doctors often skip it too unless something else looks off. But this one number captures something the others don't: how consistently your body is producing red blood cells. That makes it an early signal worth understanding, because it can shift before more familiar markers do, and it has been linked to health risks well beyond your blood.
Button The number doctors skip →
The Basics
What it is
Red cell distribution width measures how much your red blood cells vary in size. Healthy bone marrow turns out cells that are fairly uniform. A higher RDW means the sizes are more mixed.
Why it matters
RDW often rises early in iron, B12, or folate deficiency, sometimes before hemoglobin drops. In population studies, higher RDW is also associated with heart disease and higher overall mortality risk, though researchers don't yet fully understand why.
Healthy range
Most labs consider roughly 11% to 15% normal. A mildly high reading on its own is rarely cause for alarm. Think of it as a prompt to look closer.
What moves it
Diets low in iron, B12, or folate can push it up, as can heavy drinking, smoking, crash dieting, and plant-based diets without proper supplementation. Chronic inflammation and liver or kidney disease can raise it too. Correcting an underlying deficiency is usually what brings it back down.
When to test
You likely already have a result, so check your most recent blood work. Read it alongside MCV (average red cell size): together they help distinguish iron deficiency from B12 or folate deficiency. An RDW that climbs over time is worth raising with your doctor.
Button Read our full guide to RDW →
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