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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department

 

N

1407

Age

median (IQR)

85 (80–89)

Female

n (%)

861 (61.2)

Hospital admission

n (%)

1011 (71.9)

CFS

median (IQR)

6 (5–7)

 CFS: 4

n (%)

282 (20.0)

 CFS: 5–6

 

718 (51.0)

 CFS: 7–8

 

407 (28.9)

RDW %

Median (IQR)

14 (13–16)

 RDW ≤ 13%

n (%)

412 (29.3)

 RDW 14%

 

358 (25.4)

 RDW 15%

 

262 (18.6)

 RDW 16%

 

149 (10.6)

 RDW 17%

 

80 (5.7)

 RDW ≥ 18%

 

146 (10.4)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile range, CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, RDW Red cell distribution width