From: Systemic and tumor level iron regulation in men with colorectal cancer: a case control study
 | Iron (+) | Iron (-) | P-value* | P-value†|
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 6) | (n = 14) |  |  | |
Hb (g/dL) | 12.8 (2.0) | 11.2 (3.4) | 0.20 | - |
sTfR (nmol/L) | 11.0 (14.3) | 22.2 (18.0) | 0.11 | 0.32 |
Hepcidin (ng/mL) | 80.8 (28.6) | 22.0 (48.4) | 0.02 | 0.12 |
CRP (μg/mL) | 7.7 (3.4) | 7.9 (3.4) | 0.43 | 0.31 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.5 (3.0) | 2.7 (2.0) | 0.99 | 0.86 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 0.27 (0.3) | 0.38 (0.3) | 0.46 | 0.41 |