Table 4 Odds ratios for poor Cerebral Performance Category at hospital discharge.

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)

 

Univariate analysis (95% CI)

p value

Multivariate analysis (95% CI)

p value

RDW (quartile)

< 25% (≤ 12.7%)

(reference)

 

(reference)

 

25–50% (12.8–13.5%)

0.76 (0.52–1.09)

0.134

0.60 (0.35–1.01)

0.053

50–75% (13.6–14.9%)

1.56 (1.07–2.27)

0.021

1.32 (0.78–2.24)

0.308

> 75% (≥ 15%)

3.35 (2.15–5.21)

< 0.001

2.04 (1.12–3.69)

0.019

RDW (value)

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

0.082

  

Age

1.05 (1.04–1.06)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.02–1.05)

< 0.001

Female

2.30 (1.65–3.22)

< 0.001

1.42 (0.89–2.25)

0.138

Initial shockable rhythm at the scene

0.09 (0.06–0.12)

< 0.001

0.12 (0.08–0.18)

< 0.001

Hypertension

1.45 (1.09–1.92)

0.011

0.82 (0.53–1.27)

0.383

Diabetes mellitus

2.46 (1.74–3.50)

< 0.001

1.45 (0.89–2.37)

0.135

Dyslipidemia

0.48 (0.28–0.81)

0.006

0.50 (0.24–1.06)

0.071

Witness arrest

0.53 (0.37–0.75)

< 0.001

0.70 (0.44–1.13)

0.149

Bystander CPR

0.57 (0.43–0.76)

< 0.001

1.55 (1.03–2.34)

0.037

WBC count (109/L)

0.98 (0.95–1.00)

0.044

0.97 (0.94–1.01)

0.123

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.00 (0.89–1.12)

0.997

  

Glucose (mg/dL)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

< 0.001

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

< 0.001

  1. RDW red cell distribution width, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, WBC white blood cell.
  2. Odds ratios were calculated by logistic regression analysis.