Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

From: Initial red cell distribution width as a predictor of poor neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors in a prospective, multicenter observational study (the KoCARC study)

 

Total

N = 1008

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

61.9 ± 15.3

Median (IQR)

62 (52, 74)

Sex

Male

717 (71.1)

Female

291 (28.9)

Initial shockable rhythm at the scene

Nonshockable

552 (59.9)

Shockable

369 (40.1)

Initial shockable rhythm in the hospital

Nonshockable

927 (92)

Shockable

81 (8)

Bystander CPR

No

423 (45.9)

Yes

499 (54.1)

Prehospital ROSC

No

616 (61.1)

Yes

392 (38.9)

Hypertension

No

490 (53.5)

Yes

426 (46.5)

Diabetes mellitus

No

636 (70.6)

Yes

265 (29.4)

Dyslipidemia

No

814 (93.2)

Yes

59 (6.8)

Witnessed arrest

No

241 (24.5)

Yes

742 (75.5)

RDW (quartile)

< 25% (≤ 12.7%)

238 (23.6)

25–50% (12.8–13.5%)

243 (24.1)

50–75% (13.6–14.9%)

274 (27.2)

> 75% (≥ 15%)

253 (25.1)

White blood cell count (109/L)

Mean ± SD

13 ± 5.6

Median (IQR)

12 (9.3, 15.5)

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

Mean ± SD

0.7 ± 1.2

Median (IQR)

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

Glucose (mg/dL)

Mean ± SD

279.4 ± 143.9

Median (IQR)

264 (190, 339)

Survival discharge

No

563 (55.9)

Yes

445 (44.2)

24-h mortality

No

723 (71.7)

Yes

285 (28.3)

30-day mortality

No

458 (45.4)

Yes

550 (54.6)

Poor CPC

No

296 (29.4)

Yes

712 (70.6)

  1. CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, RDW red cell distribution width, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, CPC Cerebral Performance Category.