All patients | Ferritin >30 ng/ml and CRP <1 mg/dl | Controls | |
---|---|---|---|
N= | 199 | 86 | 188 |
Gender F | 79 (40) | 40 (47) | 82 (44) |
Age years | 64.3±14 c | 63.8±14 | 60.0±17 |
BMI Kg/m2 | 22.5±5 c | 21.9±4 c | 26.2±4.2 |
Dialysis duration months | 34 {13-82} | 37 {16-87} | - |
Kt/V | 1.3±0.2 | 1.3±0.2 | - |
Creatinine mg/dl | 9.9±2.5 c | 10.0±3 c | 0.8±0.2 |
Active smoke | 47 (24) | 17 (20) | 23 (16) |
Albumin g/100 ml | 3.7±0.5 | 3.8±0.4 | - |
CRP mg/dl | 0.83 {0.4-2.5} c | 0.40 {0.3-0.6} c | 0.1 {0-0.2} |
Hb g/dl | 10.8±1.2 c | 10.9±1.1 c | 14.7±1.1 |
MCV fl | 96±8 c | 96±8 c | 92±4 |
Serum iron μg/dl | 55±23 c | 58±19 c | 98±25 |
Transferrin mg/dl | 190±37 c | 182±32 c | 240±34 |
TS% | 24.7±10 c | 26.5±10 c | 29.0±7 |
Ferritin ng/ml | 265 {155-411} c | 280 {204-445} c | 84 {55-128} |
Epo IU/Kg/week | 100 {59-180} | 106 {69-179} | 0 |
Fe i.v. mg/month | 94 {0-185} | 93 {0-142} | 0 |
Hepcidin-20 a nM | 0.55 {0.55-5.3} c | 1.39 {0.55-5.8} | 0.87 {0.55-3.35} |
Hepcidin-20 detectable | 44 (45) | 23 (51) | 104 (55) |
Hepcidin-25 b nM | 7.1 {0.55-17.1} | 6.8 {0.55-17.6} | 7.4 {4.5-11.9} |
Hepcidin-25 / ferritin b | 0.024 c | 0.021 c | 0.080 |
{0.007-0.067} | {0.005-0.051} | {0.046-0.14} |