Table 5 Hepcidin & GDF-15 and different parameters for predicting anaemia
From: GDF-15 and hepcidin as a therapeutic target for anemia in chronic kidney disease
Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Accuracy | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hepcidin | 80.85% | 85.11% | 72.00% | 74.29% | 72.73% | < .001 |
GDF | 82.98% | 87.11% | 76.47% | 75.00% | 75.90% | < 0.001* |
Hepcidin + GDF | 83.1% | 87.93% | 75.2% | 76.21% | 77.32% | < 0.01 |
Hemoglobin | 72.34% | 65.85% | 70.83% | 67.50% | 69.32% | < .0091 |
Iron | 85.11% | 82.93% | 85.11% | 82.93% | 84.09% | < .0091 |
Ferritin | 40.43% | 24.39% | 38.00% | 26.32% | 32.95% | < .001 |