Albertine Donker

Standardized Pediatric Hepcidin Values 247 7 Females 95% CI Beta a Lower limit Upper limit R 2 , % c p -0.008 -0.119 0.103 5.5 0.885 -0.003 -0.004 0.010 6.1 0.413 0.027 -0.005 0.060 8.0 0.102 -0.703 -1.195 -0.211 12.6 0.006 0.019 0.000 0.037 9.2 0.048 0.009 -0.003 0.021 7.4 0.162 -0.452 -0.926 0.023 8.8 0.062 0.466 -0.392 1.324 6.6 0.284 -0.217 -0.374 -0.060 12.1 0.007 ref ref ref -0.131 -0.390 0.652 4.5 0.620 -0.159 -0.539 0.220 0.407 -0.023 -0.824 0.788 0.955 -0.231 ( 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 TSAT/hepcidin as dependent variable and age (continuous variable) and sampling time as independent variables showed: R 2 6.5 %, with ß: 0.037, CI -0.013– 0.061 ( P 0.003), ß: -0.103, CI -0.340– 0.133 ( p 0.388), ß: -0.152, CI -0.487–0.183 ( p 0.370) 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