Table 4.
EPO, hepcidin and IL-6 levels.
| mTOR inhibitor based regimen | Tacrolimus based regimen | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | SD | IQR | Mean | Median | SD | IQR | ||
| EPO (IU/L) | 16.8 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 9.6 | 8.49 | 8.5 | 3.94 | 5.2 | 0.028 |
| Hepcidin-25 (nM) | 3.62 | 3.20 | 2.84 | 2 | 3.26 | 2.6 | 2.89 | 4.8 | 0.76 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 11 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 7.65 | 7.02 | 5.11 | 6.65 | 4.7 | 0.14 |