Table 1 Relationships between hepcidin, creatinine and CRP
| Â | Correlation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Nonseptic ( n = 81) | Septic ( n = 22) | ||
Variable | Serum Cr | CRP | Serum Cr | CRP |
Urinary hepcidin | -0.272 | 0.204 | -0.225 | 0.506 |
| Â | (P = 0.013) | (P = 0.064) | (P = 0.314) | (P = 0.016) |
1/urinary hepcidin | 0.287 | -0.19 | 0.225 | -0.506 |
| Â | (P = 0.009) | (P = 0.087) | (P = 0.314) | (P = 0.016) |
Urinary hepcidin corrected for urinary creatinine | -0.146 | 0.241 | -0.276 | 0.418 |
| Â | (P = 0.191) | (P = 0.029) | (P = 0.227) | (P = 0.06) |
1/urinary hepcidin corrected for urinary creatinine | 0.158 | -0.228 | 0.276 | -0.418 |
| Â | (P = 0.159) | (P = 0.041) | (P = 0.227) | (P = 0.06) |