Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Table 7 Correlation of hepcidin and GDF -15 with other parameters

From: GDF-15 and hepcidin as a therapeutic target for anemia in chronic kidney disease

Correlation	Hepcidin		GDF
Correlation	r	p	r	p
Hepcidin	---	---	0.03	0.785
GDF	0.03	0.785	---	---
Hb	-0.182	0.089	-0.897	< 0.0001*
Iron	0.334	< 0.001*	-0.314	0.002*
Ferritin	0.196	0.067	0.489	< 0.0001*
Trans-ferritin	0.092	0.395	0.085	0.461
CRP	0.218	0.042*	0.409	< 0.0001*
GFR	-0.175	0.105	-0.137	0.113

In CKD patients several significant correlations were observed as presented in the Table 7
* significant level at P value <0.05

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