| |
rHuEPO index<200* |
rHuEPO index>200** |
p |
| CRP |
0.9± 0.42 |
3.02±1.13 |
<0.01 |
| IL17 |
4.9± 0.3 |
27 ±1.9 |
<0.001 |
| Pro-hepcidin |
157.5± 12 |
432.5± 25 |
<0.001 |
| Hemoglobin |
11.9± 0.6 |
9.1± 0.8 |
0.002 |
| Serum ferritin |
335± 68.4 |
789± 49.8 |
<0.001 |
| Transferrin saturation |
31±1.2 |
18± 1.6 |
<0.001 |
| Administered rHuEPO dose |
64.5±1 21.7 |
181.36± 44.83 |
<0.001 |
|
| *Good responders to rHuEPO therapy.**rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness patients. |
| Table 2: Inflammation markers, hemoglobin and iron status in rHuEPO hyporesponsiveness patients as compared to good responders. |
