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Table 3 Correlation between hepcidin and iron status markers with clinical profile in hemodialysis HCV seropositive and seronegative patient

From: Evaluation of hepcidin level in chronic hepatitis C Egyptian patients undergoing regular hemodialysis

Clinical profile	HCV + ve HD						HCV – ve HD
	Iron		Ferritin		Hepcidin		Iron		Ferritin		Hepcidin
	R	P value	R	P value	R	P value	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
Erythropoietin dose	− 0.501**	P < 0.01	0.406**	P < 0.01	0.249	NS	0.023	NS	0.272	NS	0.121	NS
ALT	0.359*	P < 0.05	0.394*	P < 0.05	− 0.051	NS	0.226	NS	0.372*	P < 0.05	− 0.071	NS
AST	0.128	NS	0.161	NS	− 0.063	NS	0.358*	P < 0.05	0.523**	P < 0.05	− 0.005	NS
Urea	0.112	NS	− 0.005	NS	− 0.196	NS	− 0.086	NS	0.128	NS	0.029	NS
Creatinine	− 0.127	NS	− 0.261	NS	− 0.079	NS	− 0.214	NS	0.062	NS	0.110	NS
Total bilirubin	0.002	NS	0.061	NS	0.034	NS	− 0.190	NS	− 0.129	NS	− 0.159	NS
ALP	0.035	NS	− 0.027	NS	− 0.104	NS	− 0.205	NS	− 0.161	NS	− 0.067	NS
Albumin	− 0.140	NS	0.054	NS	− 0.011	NS	− 0.069	NS	− 0.070	NS	0.324	NS
Potassium	0.100	NS	0.044	NS	− 0.086	NS	− 0.026	NS	0.066	NS	0.066	NS
Sodium	− 0.247	NS	− 0.177	NS	− 0.046	NS	− 0.167	NS	− 0.223	NS	0.081	NS
Iron	1.000	NS	0.784**	P < 0.01	− 0.22	NS	1.000	NS	0.715**	P < 0.01	0.031	NS
Ferritin	0.784**	P < 0.01	1.000	NS	− 0.145	NS	0.715**	P < 0.01	1.000	NS	0.071	NS
Hemoglobin	0.198	NS	0.374*	P < 0.05	− 0.105	NS	− 0.139	NS	0.081	NS	0.168	NS
Hepcidin	− 0.122	NS	− 0.145	NS	1.000	NS	0.031	NS	0.071	NS	1.000	NS

AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, NS non-significant
* = P < 0.05, **= P < 0.01
Data in bold are significant

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