Research Article

Effect of Interleukin and Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Diseases

Table 3

Comparison statistics of the serum hepcidin and IL-6 in both cases and controls.

VariableControls (n = 40)Cases (n = 40) value
Mean ± SDMean ± SD

Hepcidin (ng/ml)0.91 ± 1.5525.99 ± 2.6010.000
IL-6 (pg/ml)26.16 ± 27.646157 ± 349.2440.021

value is significant if < 0.05.