Table 2

Associations with hepcidin pre- and posttransfusion

VariablePretransfusionPosttransfusion
Coefficient [95% CI]β coefficientPR2Coefficient [95% CI]β CoefficientPR2
Univariate regression         
 Age −0.02 [−0.07, 0.03] −0.14 .461 0.02 −0.01 [−0.06, 0.04] −0.09 .654 0.01 
 Gender −0.99 [−1.69, −0.30] −0.48 .007 0.23 −1.30 [−2.01, −0.59] −0.61 .001 0.37 
 Hb 0.05 [0.01, 0.08] 0.47 .009 0.21 0.05 [0.02, 0.08] 0.60 .001 0.36 
 Ferritin 0.70 [0.30, 1.11] 0.56 .001 0.32 0.64 [0.08, 1.20] 0.44 .026 0.19 
 CRP 0.01 [−0.53, 0.56] 0.01 .963 0.00 0.22 [−0.32, 0.77] 0.17 .404 0.03 
 EPO −0.67 [−1.17, −0.17] −0.48 .010 0.23 −1.35 [−1.93, −0.78] −0.71 <.001 0.51 
 GDF-15 −0.97 [−1.51, −0.42] −0.56 .001 0.32 −1.17 [−1.75, −0.59] −0.65 <.001 0.42 
 sTfR −1.18 [−2.16, −0.20] −0.43 .020 0.18 −1.58 [−2.75, −0.42] −0.50 .010 0.25 
Multiple regression         
 Model 1         
  Gender −0.66 [−1.26, −0.07] −0.32 .031 0.57 −0.75 [−1.47, −0.03] −0.35 .041 0.57 
  Ferritin 0.49 [0.13, 0.86] 0.40 .010 0.34 [−0.12, 0.80] 0.23 .144 
  Hb 0.04 [0.02, 0.07] 0.43 .003 0.04 [0.01, 0.06] 0.43 .010 
 Model 2         
  Gender −0.46 [−1.09, 0.17] −0.23 .146 0.53 −0.66 [−1.31, −0.02] −0.31 .045 0.68 
  Ferritin 0.58 [0.17, 0.98] 0.43 .007 0.36 [−0.08, 0.79] 0.23 .102 
  EPO −0.59 [−1.00, −0.18] −0.42 .007 −1.01 [−1.53, −0.49] 0.56 .001 
 Model 3         
  Gender −0.12 [−0.82, 0.58] −0.06 .731 0.54 −0.31 [−1.19, 0.57] −0.15 .475 0.58 
  Ferritin 0.58 [0.21, 0.96] 0.47 .004 0.50 [0.02, 0.97] 0.34 .041 
  GDF-15 −0.76 [−1.30, −0.21] −0.45 .008 −0.96 [−1.65, −0.27] −0.53 .009 
 Model 4         
  Gender −0.28 [−1.01, 0.45] −0.14 .437 0.47 −0.75 [−1.55, 0.05] −0.35 .066 0.51 
  Ferritin 0.60 [0.19, 1.00] 0.48 .006 0.43 [−0.07, 0.93] 0.29 .089 
  sTfR −0.89 [−1.80, 0.03] −0.32 .057 −1.11 [−2.21, −0.01] −0.35 .049 
VariablePretransfusionPosttransfusion
Coefficient [95% CI]β coefficientPR2Coefficient [95% CI]β CoefficientPR2
Univariate regression         
 Age −0.02 [−0.07, 0.03] −0.14 .461 0.02 −0.01 [−0.06, 0.04] −0.09 .654 0.01 
 Gender −0.99 [−1.69, −0.30] −0.48 .007 0.23 −1.30 [−2.01, −0.59] −0.61 .001 0.37 
 Hb 0.05 [0.01, 0.08] 0.47 .009 0.21 0.05 [0.02, 0.08] 0.60 .001 0.36 
 Ferritin 0.70 [0.30, 1.11] 0.56 .001 0.32 0.64 [0.08, 1.20] 0.44 .026 0.19 
 CRP 0.01 [−0.53, 0.56] 0.01 .963 0.00 0.22 [−0.32, 0.77] 0.17 .404 0.03 
 EPO −0.67 [−1.17, −0.17] −0.48 .010 0.23 −1.35 [−1.93, −0.78] −0.71 <.001 0.51 
 GDF-15 −0.97 [−1.51, −0.42] −0.56 .001 0.32 −1.17 [−1.75, −0.59] −0.65 <.001 0.42 
 sTfR −1.18 [−2.16, −0.20] −0.43 .020 0.18 −1.58 [−2.75, −0.42] −0.50 .010 0.25 
Multiple regression         
 Model 1         
  Gender −0.66 [−1.26, −0.07] −0.32 .031 0.57 −0.75 [−1.47, −0.03] −0.35 .041 0.57 
  Ferritin 0.49 [0.13, 0.86] 0.40 .010 0.34 [−0.12, 0.80] 0.23 .144 
  Hb 0.04 [0.02, 0.07] 0.43 .003 0.04 [0.01, 0.06] 0.43 .010 
 Model 2         
  Gender −0.46 [−1.09, 0.17] −0.23 .146 0.53 −0.66 [−1.31, −0.02] −0.31 .045 0.68 
  Ferritin 0.58 [0.17, 0.98] 0.43 .007 0.36 [−0.08, 0.79] 0.23 .102 
  EPO −0.59 [−1.00, −0.18] −0.42 .007 −1.01 [−1.53, −0.49] 0.56 .001 
 Model 3         
  Gender −0.12 [−0.82, 0.58] −0.06 .731 0.54 −0.31 [−1.19, 0.57] −0.15 .475 0.58 
  Ferritin 0.58 [0.21, 0.96] 0.47 .004 0.50 [0.02, 0.97] 0.34 .041 
  GDF-15 −0.76 [−1.30, −0.21] −0.45 .008 −0.96 [−1.65, −0.27] −0.53 .009 
 Model 4         
  Gender −0.28 [−1.01, 0.45] −0.14 .437 0.47 −0.75 [−1.55, 0.05] −0.35 .066 0.51 
  Ferritin 0.60 [0.19, 1.00] 0.48 .006 0.43 [−0.07, 0.93] 0.29 .089 
  sTfR −0.89 [−1.80, 0.03] −0.32 .057 −1.11 [−2.21, −0.01] −0.35 .049 

Hepcidin, sTfR, ferritin, EPO, and CRP all log-transformed following addition of 1. Gender coded: female = 0; male = 1. β-coefficient, coefficient using variables standardized to have variance of 1.

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