Albertine Donker

Standardized Pediatric Hepcidin Values 245 7 Females 95% CI Beta a Lower limit Upper limit R 2 , % c p 0.014 -0.082 0.109 12.9 0.775 -0.003 -0.009 0.003 13.6 0.339 -0.008 -0.037 0.021 13.0 0.593 0.000 -0.016 0.017 11.7 0.958 -0.005 -0.016 0.005 13.6 0.331 0.002 -0.009 0.013 11.9 0.741 0.219 -0.203 0.641 13.7 0.306 -0.505 -1.241 0.230 14.3 0.176 0.119 -0.021 0.259 15.1 0.094 ref ref ref -0.006 -0.434 0.422 11.6 0.979 0.135 -0.201 0.471 0.427 -0.015 -0.726 0.696 0.967 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/ferritin ratio as dependent variable and age (continuous variable) and sampling time as independent variables showed: R 2 13.6 %, with ß -0.042, CI -0.063- -0.021 ( p 0.000), ß 0.179, CI 0.026-0.384 ( p 0.087), ß 0.250, CI -0.039-0.539 ( p 0.089) 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