The red distribution width and the platelet distribution width as prognostic predictors in gastric cancer

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Table 2 Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of 164 patients with GC at early stage between high and low groups in terms of RDW and PDW

Characteristics	Cases (N)	RDW < 12.85 n(%)	RDW ≥ 12.85 n(%)	P value^a	PDW < 11.95 n(%)	PDW ≥ 11.95 n(%)	P Value^a
Gender				1.000			0.711
Male	126	63(76.8)	63(76.8)		64(78.0)	62(75.6)
Female	38	19(23.2)	19(23.2)		18(22.0)	20(24.4)
Age(years)				0.008			0.271
< 60	73	45(54.9)	28(34.1)		33(40.2)	40(48.8)
≥ 60	91	37(45.1)	54(65.9)		49(59.8)	42(51.2)
Tumor diameter (cm)				0.732			0.732
≤ 4	155	77(93.9)	78(95.1)		77(93.9)	78(95.1)
> 4	9	5(6.1)	4(4.9)		5(6.1)	4(4.9)
Differentiation				0.437			0.537
Well	21	12(14.6)	9(11.0)		11(13.4)	10(12.2)
Moderate	74	33(40.2)	41(50.0)		40(48.8)	34(41.5)
Poor	69	37(45.1)	32(39.0)		31(37.8)	38(46.3)
Lymph node metastasis				0.392			0.200
N0	138	67(81.7)	71(86.6)		72(87.8)	66(80.5)
N1 + N2 + N3	26	15(18.3)	11(13.4)		10(12.2)	16(19.5)
Distance metastasis				0.053			0.246
M0	157	76(92.7)	81(98.8)		80(97.6)	77(93.9)
M1	7	6(7.3)	1(1.2)		2(2.4)	5(6.1)
pStage				0.053			0.246
I + II	157	76(92.7)	81(98.8)		76(92.7)	70(85.4)
III + IV	7	6 (7.3)	1(1.2)		6(7.3)	12(14.6)
CEA(ng/ml)				0.110			0.384
≤ 5	134	67(93.1)	67(98.5)		65(94.2)	69(97.2)
> 5	6	5(6.9)	1(1.5)		4(5.8)	2(2.8)
CA125(U/ml)				0.955			0.504
≤ 35	75	36(97.3)	39(97.5)		33(100.0)	42(95.5)
> 35	2	1(2.7)	1(2.5)		0 (0.0)	2(4.5)
CA199(U/ml)				0.563			0.117
≤ 39	183	84(85.7)	99(88.4)		64(95.5)	69(100.0)
> 39	27	14(14.3)	13(11.6)		3(4.5)	0(0.0)

Abbreviations: RDW red blood cell distribution width, PDW platelet distribution width, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, CA125 carbohydrate antigen 125, CA199 carbohydrate antigen 199
^aValue was calculated by χ² test

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