Albertine Donker

Standardized Pediatric Hepcidin Values 241 7 Females 95% CI Beta a Lower limit Upper limit R 2 , % c p 0.046 -0.056 0.148 7.7 0.374 -0.001 -0.007 0.005 7.0 0.816 -0.016 -0.047 0.014 7.9 0.294 0.919 0.468 1.371 19.9 0.000 0.008 -0.010 0.026 7.0 0.402 -0.015 -0.026 -0.004 13.2 0.007 0.009 -0.002 0.021 8.6 0.121 0.211 -0.237 0.660 7.7 0.352 -0.234 -1.031 0.563 7.5 0.561 0.148 -0.001 0.297 10.3 0.052 ref ref ref -0.022 -0.482 0.457 5.5 0.923 0.102 -0.259 0.461 0.575 -0.102 -0.865 0.661 0.791 ( p 0.000 ) for age, sampling time 12-3 PM and sampling time 3-6 PM respectively; c For females, multivariate linear regression model with log-transformed hepcidin as dependent variable and age (continuous variable) and sampling time as independent variables showed: R 2 7.8 %, with ß: -0.033, CI -0.055– -0.010 ( p 0.004), ß: 0.196, CI -0.023– 0.415 ( p 0.079), ß: 0.246, CI -0.064–0.556 ( p 0.119) for age, sampling time 12-3 PM and sampling time 3-6 PM respectively e CRP levels of children were between > 0.1 and < 5 mg/L f BMI was assessed according to international standards established by Cole et al 36 Abbreviations: ref denotes reference category