Table 1.

- Comparison of study parameters between controls and breast cancer patients.

Parameters	Control (n=20)	Cases (n=60)	P-value
Hb (g/dL)	12.40 (12.10-12.50)	10.95 (10.33-11.80)	<0.0001*
HsCRP (ng/ml)	3686 (463.2-7628)	6008 (2653-19032)	0.0326*
Hepcidin (pg/ml)	73710 (9263-512749)	120165 (53060-640558)	0.0397*
Ferritin (ng/ml)	29.70 (25.73-45.70)	82.95 (52.65-167.9)	<0.0001*
Ferritin/Hb ratio	2.458 (2.035-3.757)	7.590 (4.859-16.02)	<0.0001*

All data expressed as median (Inter Quartile Range).

^*P-value <0.05 considered as significant