International Journal of Nephrology / 2017 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Assessing the Association between Serum Ferritin, Transferrin Saturation, and C-Reactive Protein in Northern Territory Indigenous Australian Patients with High Serum Ferritin on Maintenance Haemodialysis Table 2 Differences in variables by ethnicity.
Variable Whole sample Indigenous Non-Indigenous value (by ethnicity)Ferritin (µ g/l) 1022 (590–1491) 1069.5 (668–1522) 558.5 (199–1252) <0.001 Transferrin saturation (%) 26 (19–37) 26 (19–37) 28 (20–38) 0.516 Haemoglobin (g/l) 107.6 (18.2) 106.6 (18.8) 113.2 (19.0) <0.001 Potassium (mmol/l) 4.66 (0.86) 4.7 (0.9) 4.6 (0.8) 0.398 BMI (kg/m2 ) 26.8 (5.9) 26.3 (6.0) 26.4 (5.2) 0.259 CRP (mg/l) 13.9 (6.0–33.1) 14.7 (7–35) 5.9 (1.9–17.5) <0.001 Corrected calcium (mmol/l) 2.27 (0.22) 2.26 (0.22) 2.32 (0.19) <0.001 Albumin (g/l) 37.8 (5.5) 37.7 (5.5) 38.6 (5.4) <0.001 Magnesium (mmol/l) 0.80 (0.14) 0.79 (0.13) 0.83 (0.16) <0.001 Bicarbonate (mmol/l) 23.7 (4.6) 23.6 (4.7) 24.0 (4.1) <0.001 Calcium phosphate product 3.67 (1.40) 3.66 (1.41) 3.75 (1.43) 0.163 Phosphate (mmol/l) 1.63 (0.65) 1.63 (0.65) 1.63 (0.63) 0.163 KT/V 1.61 (0.25) 1.61 (0.26) 1.61 (0.23) 0.171 URR (%) 74.6 (9.3) 74.8 (9.1) 73.2 (11.1) 0.010 ESA dose (IU per week) 11517 (8350) 11691 (8286) 9945 (8757) <0.001
Data are median (IR) or mean (SD) as indicated.