Clinical Study
Serum Prohepcidin Levels Are Lower in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis
Table 2
Correlation between the serum prohepcidin and the parameters for anemia in patients with and without atrophic gastritis.
| | | Atrophic gastritis-positive () | Atrophic gastritis-negative () | | | Correlation coefficient () | -value | Correlation coefficient () | -value |
| | Prohepcidin X Hb | 0.036 | 0.837 | 0.267 | 0.120 | | Prohepcidin X SI | −0.200 | 0.250 | 0.026 | 0.880 | | Prohepcidin X SF | 0.224 | 0.195 | 0.197 | 0.256 | | Prohepcidin X TIBC | 0.171 | 0.327 | 0.104 | 0.552 |
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: Spearman coefficient; Hb: hemoglobin; SI: serum iron; SF: serum ferritin; TIBC: total iron binding capacity.
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