Table 3.
Correlation between serum hepcidin-25, MCV, serum ferritin and baseline Hb before and ΔHb after OIT.
| Variable | R | p-Value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serum hepcidin-25 and ferritin | 0.86 | 0.0001 * | [0.77, 0.92] |
| Serum hepcidin-25 and baseline Hb | 0.44 | 0.0006 * | [0.19, 0.64] |
| Serum hepcidin-25 and MCV | 0.20 | 0.1655 | [−0.08, 0.45] |
| MCV and baseline Hb | 0.30 | 0.0167 * | [0.02, 0.53] |
| MCV and serum ferritin | 0.05 | 0.3512 | [−0.22, 0.33] |
| Serum ferritin and baseline Hb | 0.51 | 0.0001 * | [0.27, 0.69] |
| Serum hepcidin-25 and ΔHb | −0.41 | 0.0016 * | [−0.61, −0.15] |
| MCV and ΔHb | −0.41 | 0.0013 * | [−0.61, 10.15] |
| Serum ferritin and ΔHb | −0.42 | 0.0010 * | [−0.63, −0.17] |
Correlation between parameters was analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient. * Statistically significant. Hb, hemoglobin; ΔHb, change in Hb after OIT from baseline; MCV, mean corpuscular volume.