Table 3.
Hemoglobin | Serum iron | Iron saturation | ||||
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| ||||||
Paterson correlation | P value | Pearson correlation | P value | Pearson correlation | P value | |
EPO (the first period of 25 quarters) | 0.731 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - |
Oral iron (the first period of 25 quarters) | 0.549 | 0.004 | 0.604 | 0.001 | 0.611 | 0.001 |
Intravenous iron (the first period of 25 quarters) | 0.793 | 0.000 | 0.584 | 0.000 | 0.530 | 0.000 |
Note: EPO, Erythropoietin.