Table 2.

Biological characteristics of acute heart failure patients without or with mild or moderate aortic regurgitation

	n	All (n = 505)		Patients with AR (n = 211)		Patients without AR (n = 294)		P‐value
Haemoglobin (g/L)	505	123	[110–140]	123.0	[110–139]	123.0	[109–140]	0.923
Haematocrit (%)	503	37	[34–42]	38	[34–42]	37	[33–42]	0.845
RDW (%)	505	14.9	[13.9–16.2]	14.9	[13.9–16.3]	15.0	[13.9–16.2]	0.958
Leucocytes (G/L)	505	8.5	[6.8–10.7]	8.7	[7.0–11.1]	8.4	[6.7–10.3]	0.344
Glucose (mmol/L)	500	7.0	[6.0–9.2]	7.4	[6.0–10.1]	6.8	[5.9–8.4]	0.041
Creatinine (μmol/L)	504	108	[84–147]	106	[82–145]	110	[87–150]	0.130
Sodium (mmol/L)	504	139	[136–142]	139	[136–142]	140	[137–142]	0.715
Potassium (mmol/L)	504	4.3	[3.9–4.7]	4.3	[3.9–4.8]	4.3	[3.9–4.7]	0.301
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	391	3.9	[3.2–4.6]	3.8	[3.1–4.6]	4.0	[3.2–4.7]	0.123

AR, aortic regurgitation; RDW, red cell distribution width.