Table 3.

Pearson's correlation of BMI with test variables (note a strong positive correlation with ferritin and CRP).

Variable	Pearson's value (r)	P value
HB	−0.77	<0.001
Iron	−0.89	<0.001
TIBC	−0.87	<0.001
Transferrin	−0.84	<0.001
Ferritin	0.86	<0.001
CRP	0.89	<0.001