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Table 2 Multiple linear predictors of log Hepcidin and logGDF-15 among CKD patients

From: Hepcidin and GDF-15 are potential biomarkers of iron deficiency anaemia in chronic kidney disease patients in South Africa

Variable

Log Hepcidin

Log GDF-15

Coefficient

SE

P-value

Coefficient

SE

P-value

Ferritin

0.00389

0.00064

<  0.0001

−0.00038

0.00039

0.328

Age

0.0017

0.00581

0.766

0.0016

0.0036

0.648

Race

 Blacks

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Whites

−0.2301

0.2239

0.303

0.3429

0.1443

0.018

Gender

 Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Female

−0.2336

0.1572

0.138

0.1688

0.1041

0.106

 MCHC

−0.0393

0.0376

0.298

−0.0618

0.0220

0.005

 MCV

0.0082

0.0124

0.506

−0.0136

0.0073

0.066

CKD Stage

 Early(I-III)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Late (IV – V)

−0.0223

0.1656

0.893

0.4761

0.0993

<  0.0001

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