Red cell distribution width associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

Table 3 Factors associated with major composite CV outcomes during a 3-year follow-up period

Variable	HR	95% CI of HR	P value
RDW ≥ 14.5%	2.581	1.541–4.322	<0.001
Age (year)	1.022	1.001–1.043	0.037
Male gender	1.587	0.849–2.964	0.148
Diabetes mellitus	0.971	0.580–1.627	0.911
Hypertension	1.004	0.566–1.781	0.989
Smoking	0.907	0.552–1.491	0.701
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.001	0.995–1.007	0.683
HDL (mg/dL)	0.987	0.969–1.006	0.174
Systolic BP (mmHg)	1.001	0.991–1.011	0.873
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	0.941	0.823–1.076	0.373
Albumin (mg/dl)	0.844	0.489–1.459	0.545
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.113	0.914–1.355	0.286
LVEF, %	0.975	0.961–0.989	0.001

CV cardiovascular, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, RDW red cell distribution width, HDL high-density lipoprotein, BP blood pressure, LEVF left ventricular ejection fraction

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