Comparison of hepcidin results between recent studies.

Data are presented in ranges as data from the current study do not allow calculation of means and SD's and the raw data of previous studies are only partially available. LLOD; Lower limit of detection; n.d., not determined; n.a., not applicable; n.p., not provided. *exact value depend on the individual urine and the creatinine concentration. #exact value depend on the individual serum. ˆconversion factors: nM to µg is 2.789; from nM/mmol creat to ng/mg creat is 23.44. $in a rigorously defined group of healthy controls (see Table 2) these figures are: n = 23, range 0.86–12.43 nM.