The Evaluation of Red Cell Distribution Width in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Table 3

Bivariate correlation analyses of RDW levels and various clinical and laboratory parameters of study population.

Parameter	𝑟	𝑃
Age	0.134	0.463*
Gender	0.078	0.822^†
HD duration	0.251	𝟎.𝟎𝟒𝟖^†
Presence of DM	0.161	0.351^†
Presence of CAD	0.102	0.125^†
Mean arterial pressure	0.086	0.301*
Interdialytic weight gain	0.395	𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟏^∗
Cardiothoracic index	0.188	0.091*
Hemoglobin	−0.077	0.224*
Serum ferritin	−0.180	0.098*
Transferrin saturation	−0.134	0.136^†
Serum creatinine	0.104	0.177^†
Serum calcium	−0.062	0.455*
Serum phosphate	0.296	𝟎.𝟎𝟑𝟖^∗
iPTH	0.077	0.502^†
Serum total cholesterol	0.128	0.211^†
Serum triglyceride	0.055	0.401^†
Serum albumin	−0.602	𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟔^∗
CRP	0.415	𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟒^∗
URR	−0.115	0.102*
kT/V	−0.162	0.088*

∗Pearson correlation test.
^†Spearman’s correlation test.
HD: hemodialysis, DM: diabetes mellitus, CAD: coronary artery disease, iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone, CRP: C-reactive protein, and URR: urea reduction ratio.