Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

From: Association between red blood cell distribution width and mortality in severe osteomyelitis patients

RDW groups

G1 (RDW ≤ 14.2%)

G2 (RDW > 14.2%)

P

N = 559

N = 550

Age (years)

63.7 [54.3; 74.0]

66.0 [57.1; 74.3]

0.032

Gender

0.443

 Female

204 (36.5%)

214 (38.9%)

 

 Male

355 (63.5%)

336 (61.1%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

28.1 [24.1; 32.9]

29.9 [24.5; 35.8]

0.002

Weight (kg)

83.0 [68.8; 100]

86.4 [69.9; 106]

0.032

Race

0.408

 Other

178 (31.8%)

189 (34.4%)

 

 The white race

381 (68.2%)

361 (65.6%)

 

Marital status

0.008

 No

292 (52.2%)

332 (60.4%)

 

 Yes

267 (47.8%)

218 (39.6%)

 

Heart rate

85.0 [75.0; 97.0]

84.0 [74.0; 95.0]

0.411

SBP (mmHg)

117 [108; 130]

115 [106; 128]

0.145

DBP (mmHg)

61.0 [55.0; 69.0]

59.0 [53.0; 67.0]

0.007

MBP (mmHg)

76.0 [70.0; 85.0]

74.0 [68.0; 83.0]

0.003

RR

18.0 [16.0; 21.0]

18.0 [16.0; 21.0]

0.339

Temperature (℃)

36.8 [36.6; 37.2]

36.8 [36.5; 37.0]

0.002

Spo2 (%)

97.0 [96.0; 99.0]

97.0 [96.0; 99.0]

0.756

Hypertension

< 0.001

 No

347 (62.1%)

264 (48.0%)

 

 Yes

212 (37.9%)

286 (52.0%)

 

Diabetes

0.043

 No

207 (37.0%)

171 (31.1%)

 

 Yes

352 (63.0%)

379 (68.9%)

 

Aki -stage

0.010

 No Aki

271 (48.5%)

233 (42.4%)

 

 Stage 1

157 (28.1%)

153 (27.8%)

 

 Stage 2

87 (15.6%)

88 (16.0%)

 

 Stage 3

44 (7.87%)

76 (13.8%)

 

Copd

0.122

 No

516 (92.3%)

492 (89.5%)

 

 Yes

43 (7.69%)

58 (10.5%)

 

Sepsis

< 0.001

 No

162 (29.0%)

107 (19.5%)

 

 Yes

397 (71.0%)

443 (80.5%)

 

Sofa_score

2.00 [1.00; 3.00]

3.00 [2.00; 4.00]

< 0.001

Pathogenic bacteria

0.818

 No

14 (2.50%)

16 (2.91%)

 

 Yes

545 (97.5%)

534 (97.1%)

 

Antibiotic

0.439

 Other

13 (2.33%)

18 (3.27%)

 

 Vancomycin

546 (97.7%)

532 (96.7%)

 

Lactate (mmol/L)

1.50 [1.20; 2.10]

1.60 [1.10; 2.10]

0.721

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.6 [11.4; 13.9]

11.2 [9.50; 12.6]

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.10 [0.80; 1.40]

1.30 [0.90; 2.38]

< 0.001

WBC, 109/L

8.50 [6.40; 11.5]

9.15 [6.90; 12.9]

0.006

Crp (mg/L)

52.3 [11.4; 131]

73.2 [25.0; 136]

0.002

Albumin (g/dL)

3.70 [3.10; 4.20]

3.40 [2.70; 3.90]

< 0.001

Ca (mg/dL)

8.90 [8.30; 9.40]

8.70 [8.20; 9.20]

0.008

Cl (mmol/L)

101 [98.0; 104]

100 [97.0; 104]

0.066

K (mmol/L)

4.30 [3.90; 4.60]

4.30 [3.90; 4.80]

0.133

Na (mmol/L)

138 [135; 141]

138 [135; 140]

0.555

Mg (mmol/L)

1.90 [1.80; 2.10]

2.00 [1.80; 2.20]

0.026

pH

7.38 [7.34; 7.43]

7.38 [7.32; 7.44]

0.465

RDW (%)

13.4 [12.9; 13.8]

15.6 [14.7; 16.8]

< 0.001

PCO2 (mmHg)

41.0 [35.0; 47.0]

42.0 [37.0; 48.0]

0.008

INR

1.10 [1.00; 1.20]

1.20 [1.10; 1.40]

< 0.001

Anion gap (mmol/L)

15.0 [13.0; 17.0]

16.0 [13.0; 18.0]

0.006

Platelets, 109/L

256 [198; 314]

242 [171; 325]

0.050

Mortality 90-day

< 0.001

 No

551 (98.6%)

506 (92.0%)

 

 Yes

8 (1.43%)

44 (8.00%)

 

Mortality 365-day

< 0.001

 No

531 (95.0%)

444 (80.7%)

 

 Yes

28 (5.01%)

106 (19.3%)

 

Los_icu (days)

2.30 [1.54; 4.12]

2.76 [1.70; 4.96]

0.009

  1. WBC white blood cell, AKI acute kidney injury, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRP C-reactive protein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure, INR intemational normalized ratio, RDW red blood cell distribution width, RR respire rate, Spo2 oxygen saturation, Los_icu length of stay in ICU.