Table 2.

Comparison of Ferritin and Hepcidin in Controls and SLE patients

Variables	Controls (n = 30) Median (IQR)	SLE patients (n = 30) Median (IQR)	p Value
Ferritin (ng/ml)	28.5 (14.4–45)#	380.5 (171.8–959)#	< 0.0001b*
Hepcidin (ng/ml)	98.5 (83.7–104)#	280 (213.8–622.5)#	< 0.0001b*

p value was calculated between groups by: ^a unpaired student’s t test, ^b Mann–Whitney U test

^* p < 0.05-statistical significance

^#Non-normally distributed data expressed as Median (25–75th percentile, interquartile range)