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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of subjects by the quartile of red cell distribution width

From: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on admission is a good predictor for all-cause mortality in hypertensive patients over 80 years of age

 

RDW

 
 

quartile 1

quartile 2

quartile 3

quartile4

P

 

(RDW < 12.8,n = 69)

(RDW 12.8–13.3,n = 89)

(RDW 13.4 ~ 14.2,n = 95)

(RDW > 14.2,n = 88)

 

Age (year)

87.25 ± 4.76

86.31 ± 5.43

88.46 ± 5.25

87.55 ± 4.92

0.067

Male (n, %)

67 (97.10)

85 (95.51)

94 (98.95)

82 (93.18)

0.210

Smoking history (n, %)

23 (33.33)

35 (39.33)

34 (35.79)

31 (35.23)

0.882

Prior MI (n, %)

20 (28.99)

20 (22.47)

22 (23.15)

24 (27.27)

0.166

Prior stent (n, %)

7 (10.14)

11 (12.36)

3 (3.15)

8 (9.10)

0.099

Heart failure (n, %)

7 (10.16)

17 (19.10)

17 (17.89)

26 (29.55)

0.022

Hyperlipidemia (n, %)

38 (55.07)

39 (43.82)

44 (46.31)

56 (63.64)

0.034

CKD (n, %)

14 (20.21)

23 (25.83)

24 (25.26)

36 (40.91)

0.021

DM (n, %)

38 (55.07)

44 (49.43)

47 (49.47)

38 (43.18)

0.527

Anemia (n, %)

15 (21.73)

26 (29.21)

39 (41.05)

45 (51.10)

0.011

SBP(mmHg)

132.52 ± 18.27

132.17 ± 18.43

131.28 ± 19.04

135.21 ± 18.72

0.529

DBP (mmHg)

70.56 ± 15.08

61.62 ± 10.51

68.52 ± 11.19

65.71 ± 10.95

0.062

Hypertension with very high risk (n, %)

67 (97.10)

85 (95.50)

92 (96.84)

87 (98.86)

0.778

BMI (kg/m2)

24.73 ± 3.17

23.77 ± 2.86

23.91 ± 3.21

24.26 ± 3.15

0.300

Hemoglobin (g/l)

128.79 ± 13.67

125.04 ± 16.80

122.29 ± 16.87

117.52 ± 19.77

0.010

WBC (*109/l)

7.67 ± 3.78

7.37 ± 3.21

8.15 ± 3.53

8.75 ± 3.75

0.061

Platelet (*109/l)

173.83 ± 49.55

179.10 ± 52.42

180.41 ± 52.30

186.13 ± 72.84

0.612

PDW (%)

10.60 ± 3.42

11.27 ± 2.48

11.88 ± 1.73

11.43 ± 1.63

0.049

Creatinine (umol/l)

96.29 ± 28.91

102.37 ± 34.73

109.86 ± 34.74

125.03 ± 72.26

0.040

GFR (ml/min)

78.48 ± 29.16

74.02 ± 26.46

72.51 ± 32.65

68.50 ± 35.67

0.252

FBG (mmol/l)

7.26 ± 2.83

6.83 ± 2.51

6.98 ± 2.50

7.01 ± 2.57

0.787

Fe (umol/l)

13.73 ± 8.23

15.09 ± 9.53

12.15 ± 6.06

11.91 ± 7.41

0.029

TC (mmol/l)

2.87 ± 2.00

2.83 ± 1.78

2.50 ± 1.97

2.53 ± 1.87

0.621

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.05 ± 0.41

1.14 ± 0.43

1.01 ± 0.48

1.04 ± 0.45

0.319

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.14 ± 0.97

1.97 ± 0.64

1.91 ± 0.95

1.92 ± 0.62

0.387

TG (mmol/l)

1.08 ± 1.18

0.99 ± 0.90

0.91 ± 1.00

1.16 ± 136

0.477

CRP (mg/dl)

2.33 ± 4.75

2.80 ± 3.18

2.78 ± 4.30

2.85 ± 3.71

0.900

Ejection fraction(%)

48.70 ± 13.61

46.61 ± 13.73

44.93 ± 14.25

42.29 ± 12.30

0.023

  1. RDW Red cell distribution width, DM Diabetes mellitus, CKD Chronic kidney disease, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, BMI Body mass index, WBC White blood cell, RDW Red cell distribution width, PDW Platelet distribution width, GFR Glomerular filtration rate, FBG Fasting blood glucose, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein