Table 2 Iron status and markers of inflammation in serum between cases and controls
From: Systemic and tumor level iron regulation in men with colorectal cancer: a case control study
|  | Cases (n = 20) | Controls (n = 20) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Hb (g/dL) †| 11.7 (2.9) | 13.2 (1.3) | 0.01 |
sTfR (nmol/L) †| 21.6 (17.0) | 11.8 (6.1) | 0.01 |
Hepcidin (ng/mL) †| 58.6 (62.1) | 96.0 (34.1) | 0.10 |
CRP (μg/mL) | 8.3 (3.4) | 3.4 (4.7) | 0.002 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.7 (2.2) | 1.9 (1.3) | 0.06 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 0.32 (0.27) | 0.24 (0.36) | 0.62 |