Table 4. Hepcidin levels in the Kawasaki disease patients.

	Group 1 (N = 25)	Group 2 (N = 55)	P value
Pre-IVIG (ng/ ml)	220.89 ±36.84	243.52 ± 26.97	0.64
Post-IVG (ng/ ml)	163.98 ± 52.94	81.48 ± 13.56	0.04*
Decrease level (ng/ ml)	56.90 ± 46.42	162.04 ± 22.66	0.02*

IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin, pre-IVIG, 24 hours before IVIG treatment; post-IVIG, within 3 days after IVIG treatment.

*p<0.05.