Red cell distribution width to platelet ratio: New and promising prognostic marker in acute pancreatitis

Table 1 Summary of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients

	Non-survivors (n = 13)	Survivors (n = 89)	Univariate P	Multivariate P
Age	52 (41-72)	77 (73-82)	0.001	NS
Sex (M/F)	4/9	39/50	NS
BUN (mg/dL)	20.56 (12.29-48.6)	12.66 (10.28-17.76)	0.001	NS
RDW1	15.6% (14%-21%)	13.3% (12.5%-14.3%)	0.000	0.001
RDW/PLT ratio1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.001
Hematocrit	45.5 (37.2-49.5)	41.7 (37.9-45.2)	NS
Platelet count (thousand per μL)	193 (173-212)	236 (197-298)	0.037	NS
Amylase (U/L)	1223 (820-2860)	1114 (614-1663)	NS
WBC count (thousand per μL)	14.4 (12.9-16.0)	11.4 (8.2-14.3)	0.018	NS
Albumin (g/L)	29 (22-31)	35 (30-38)	0.001	NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	2 (1.5-2.7)	2 (0.90-3.60)	NS
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)	274 (185-331)	301 (195-481)	NS
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	77 (29-108)	118 (30-291)	NS
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	121 (38-186)	122 (41-253)	NS
Calcium (mg/dL)	7.84 (7.39-8.49)	8.75 (8.32-9.13)	0.001	NS
Serum glucose (mg/dL)	149 (128-200)	138 (112-172)	NS
Hospital stay	3 (2-19)	6 (3-9)	NS

¹Indicates statistical significance. Data are presented as median value (interquartile range). BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; WBC: White blood cell; RDW: Red cell distribution width; PLT: Platelet count; NS: Non significant.