A Nomogram to Predict Prognostic Value of Red Cell Distribution Width in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Table 1

Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics based on RDW.

	Cases ()	RDW (%)	value	RDW (%)		value
		(mean ± SD)		<14.5 ()	≥14.5 ()
Age (years)			0.759			0.931
≤60	158	14.5 ± 2.3		107	51
>60	119	14.4 ± 2.3		80	39
Gender			0.979			0.993
Female	37	14.5 ± 2.4		25	12
Male	240	14.5 ± 2.3		162	78
Tumor length (cm)			<0.001			0.003
≤3.0	78	13.6 ± 1.7		63	15
>3.0	199	14.8 ± 2.4		124	75
Tumor location			0.901			0.906
Upper/middle	143	14.5 ± 2.3		97	46
Lower	134	14.5 ± 2.3		90	44
Vessel invasion			0.732			0.895
Negative	232	14.5 ± 2.3		157	75
Positive	45	14.4 ± 2.3		30	15
Differentiation			0.401			0.493
Well/moderate	222	14.4 ± 2.2		152	70
Poor	55	14.7 ± 2.6		35	20
T stage			<0.001			<0.001
T1-2	97	13.6 ± 2.1		79	18
T3-4	180	14.9 ± 2.3		108	72
N stage			0.056			0.012
N0	150	14.2 ± 2.2		111	39
N1–3	127	14.8 ± 2.3		76	51