Table 5. Comparison of demographic and hematological parameters according to RDW subgroups in diabetic patients (n = 150).
RDW: red cell distribution width; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
| Parameter | RDW ≤ 14.0% (n = 103) | RDW > 14.0% (n = 47) | p value |
| n (%) | 103 (68.67%) | 47 (31.33%) | - |
| Age (years) | 57 (40-87) | 60 41-87) | 0.037* |
| Male (%) | 84 (81.6%) | 26 (55.3%) | 0.001* |
| Female (%) | 19 (18.4%) | 21 (44.7%) | |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.3 (4.3-15.8) | 7.5 (4.3-14.0) | 0.026* |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.7 (6.0-17.1) | 11.7 (7.2-15.3) | 1.043 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 38.6 (18.5-52.1) | 36.1 (21.3-47.7) | 0.0002* |
| MCV (fL) | 89.0 (59.2-114.0) | 85.0 (59.2-99.0) | 0.795 |
| MCH (pg) | 29.1 (19.2-37.1) | 27.5 (19.2-32.3) | 0.136 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 32.7 (30.0-35.6) | 32.1 (29.0-34.7) | 0.260 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 6 (1-21) | 6 (1-20) | 0.410 |