Table 2. Correlations between clinical findings and Fpn1 protein levels in patients with CHC.

	r	P value
ALT (IU/L)	0.153	0.0912
AST (IU/L)	0.168	0.1340
Hematocrit (%)	0.112	0.1781
RBC (104/mm3)	0.154	0.0898
Hemoglobin (g/L)	0.177	0.0612
Serum ferritin (ng/ml)	0.528	<0.0001
Transferrin saturation (%)	0.368	0.0015
Serum iron (µg/dL)	0.288	0.0236
TIS	0.465	<0.0001
Hepcidin RNA levels	−0.381	0.0011
IL-6 (pg/ml)	0.179	0.0781
TNFα (pg/ml)	0.118	0.1390