Evaluation of Hepcidin Isoforms in Hemodialysis Patients by a Proteomic Approach Based on SELDI-TOF MS

Table 4

Predialysis serum hepcidin-25 and hepcidin-20 levels and the different HD techniques.

	Low-flux BHD (𝑛 = 23)	High-flux BHD (n = 16)	AFB (𝑛 = 11)	HFR (𝑛 = 4)
Hepcidin-25 (nM)	8.0 (7.7–16.2)	7.4 (6.3–16.0)	7.4 (6.0–22.9)	5.7 (0–19.5)
Hepcidin-20 (nM)	4.4 (3.7–6.8)	3.8 (3.1–5.9)	4.2 (2.9–7.4)	2.7 (1.3–4.3)

Data are presented as geometric mean (95% Confidence Interval).