Serum Prohepcidin Levels Are Lower in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis

Table 1

Demographic feature, hematological and biochemical parameters in the study groups.

	Atrophic gastritis-positive; (𝑛=35)	Atrophic gastritis-negative; (𝑛=35)	𝑃 value
Male gender	𝑛=17 (48.6%)	𝑛=12 (34.3%)	0.231
Age	45.9±10.6	37.4±11.9	0.002
H. pylori positivity	𝑛=25 (71.4%)	𝑛=10 (28.6%)	0.000
Hb, g/dL	14.0±1.72	13.0±2.55	0.062
Serum iron, μg/dL	113.0±42.49	91.9±55.87	0.080
Serum ferritin, μg/L	111.74±136.58	83.24±104.50	0.331
TIBC, μmol/L	303.7±40.56	331.46±63.29	0.033
Serum prohepcidin, ng/mL	225.2±47.84	257.6±64.40	0.020