| Serum hepcidin (nmol/l) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Non-obese children | Obese children | ||
 | r | p | r | p |
Age (year) | 0.235 | >0.05 | 0.122 | >0.05 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.313 | >0.05 | 0.543 | <0.01 |
Hb (g/dl) | 0.498 | <0.01 | -0.408 | <0.05 |
Serum iron (ug/dl) | 0.478 | <0.01 | -0.375 | <0.05 |
TIBC (mg/dl) | -0.411 | <0.05 | 0.401 | <0.05 |
Transferrin (umol/L) | -0.398 | <0.05 | 0.398 | <0.05 |
Transferrin saturation (%) | 0.468 | <0.01 | -0.366 | <0.05 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 0.391 | <0.05 | -0.301 | >0.05 |