Table 1. Comparison of serum ferritin and hepcidin levels among the healthy population and CHC patients.

*Significant at p ≤ 0.05.

CHC: chronic hepatitis C; IQR: interquartile range

Parameter	Normal range	Group I (Healthy) Median (IQR)	Group II (CHC) Median (IQR)	Mann-Whitney U test
				U	p-value
Serum ferritin (ng/mL)	20–400	78.5 (3–164)	120 (23–317)	151.5	0.03*
Serum hepcidin (ng/mL)	29–254	7.07 (5.04–11.16)	7.30 (5.33–9.65)	239	0.94