Research Article

Associations of Common Variants in HFE and TMPRSS6 Genes with Hepcidin-25 and Iron Status Parameters in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Table 1

Characteristics in two patient groups with IDA (sideropenic anemia) and ACD (ESRD patients).

CharacteristicSideropenic anemia ()ESRD patients ()

Gender (females) (%)10044<0.001
Age (years)42 (33-47)61 (46-66)<0.001
Serum urea (mmol/L)4.00 (3.40-4.90)19.90 (17.02-23.22)<0.001
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)65.00 (58.00-70.00)766.00 (592.25-913.25)<0.001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)>606.00 (5.00-7.00)
Hepcidin-25 (ng/mL)3.00 (2.74-3.05)53.98 (18.82-110.51)<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L)103.00 (97.30-111.70)104.95 (95.82-113.78)0.776
Serum iron (μmol/L)6.00 (3.90-9.90)11.9 (9.85-15.55)<0.001
TIBC (μmol/L)69.50 (62.60-73.30)40.60 (35.18-47.52)<0.001
Transferrin (g/L)3.18 (2.87-3.30)1.73 (1.56-1.91)<0.001
TS (%)8.40 (5.30-14.60)29.80 (23.40-37.25)<0.001
sTfR (mg/L)2.43 (1.94-3.51)1.25 (0.93-1.64)<0.001
Ferritin (μg/L)8.00 (8.00-8.50)256.70 (81.35-593.15)<0.001
CRP (mg/L)1.20 (0.50-3.00)2.70 (1.50-7.90)<0.001
RBC (×1012/L)4.23 (4.09-4.54)3.41 (3.15-3.74)<0.001
WBC (×109/L)6.75 (5.66-8.45)6.44 (5.55-7.80)0.586
MCV (fL)75.88 (71.01-78.00)93.88 (91.00-97.16)<0.001
RDW (fL)17.05 (15.70-18.06)15.02 (13.99-16.35)<0.001

Continuous variables were presented as median (interquartile range); ESRD: end-stage renal disease; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; TIBC: total iron-binding capacity; TS: transferrin saturation; sTfR: soluble transferrin receptor; CRP: C-reactive protein; RBC: red blood cell count; WBC: white blood cell count; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; RDW: red cell distribution width.