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. 2023 Sep 7;24(18):13779. doi: 10.3390/ijms241813779

Table 4.

Predictors for ΔFe2h.

Parameter Estimates
Variables Log ΔFe2h, μg/dL 95% CI p Value
B SE Lower Upper
hepcidn-25, ng/mL −0.459 0.094 −0.643 −0.276 0.000
RBCs, 104/μL 0.989 0.719 −0.421 2.398 0.169
MCH, pg/cell −1.220 1.582 −4.321 1.882 0.441
TSAT, % −0.648 0.230 −1.099 −0.197 0.005
FTN, ng/mL 0.099 0.133 −0.161 0.359 0.457
ESA, IU/week −0.188 0.121 −0.426 0.049 0.120
FCH, 750 mg 0.005 0.218 −0.431 0.422 0.983
FCH, 1500 mg 0.376 0.213 −0.041 0.794 0.077
FCH, 2250 mg 0 a
age 0.005 0.004 −0.002 0.013 0.155
sex, female 0.041 0.088 −0.131 0.214 0.637
sex, male 0 a

a This parameter is redundant and is set to 0. ΔFe2h, iron absorption in 2 h; RBCs, red blood cells; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; TSAT, transferrin saturation; FTN, ferritin; ESA, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent; FCH, ferric citrate hydrate.