The effect of high-dose vitamin D supplementation on hepcidin-25 and erythropoiesis in patients with chronic kidney disease

Table 2 Univariate Spearman rank correlations with hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio at baseline

	Age	eGFR	IL-6	ferritin	CRP	25(OH)D	phosphate	calcitriol	Hb	TSAT	FGF-23	calcium	S-iron
Hepcidin	-0,1	-0,21	0,04	0,67	0,11	-0,02	0,11	-0,38	-0,25	0,21	0,20	-0,13	-0,02
H/F ratio	-0,13	-0,04	-0,14	-0,22	0,07	0,01	0,12	-0,20	-0,16	-0,07	-0,06	-0,03	-0,12

Numbers in bold denotes p < 0,05. e GFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, TSAT Transferrin saturation, HB Hemoglobin, H/F ratio hepcidin/ferritin ratio, CRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, IL-6 Interleukin-6, 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25(OH)_2, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, FGF-23 fibroblast growth factor 23

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