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Table 3 Correlation coefficients (Pearson product moment correlation) of hepcidin with Hb, CRP, iron, ferritin and IL-6

From: Evaluation of a competitive hepcidin ELISA assay in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia with concurrent inflammation and anaemia of inflammation in elderly patients

Variable

r (variable vs hepcidin)

p

Hb

−0.14

0.45

CRP

0.62

< 0.001

iron

−0.24

0.22

ferritin

0.85

<0.001

IL-6

0.49

0.01

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin-6
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Journal of Inflammation

ISSN: 1476-9255

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