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Table 2 Predictive values of urinary hepcidin level in detection of iron deficiency

From: Urinary hepcidin level as an early predictor of iron deficiency in children: A case control study

 

Urinary hepcidin-25 level for detection of

 

Stage-1(ID)

Stage-2(ID)

Stage-3(IDA)

Area under ROC curve

0.838

0.944

0.999

Standard error

0.058

0.034

0.004

95%confidence interval

0.707-0.927

0.840-0.988

0.927-1.000

Significance level p (area = 0.05)

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

Cut off point (nmol/mmol Cr)

≤ 0.94

≤ 0.42

≤ 0.08

Sensitivity (%)

88.0

96.0

96.0

Specificity (%)

88.0

92.0

100.0

Positive predictive value (%)

88.0

92.3

100

Negative predictive value (%)

88.0

95.8

96.2