Hepcidin, iron and inflammatory parameters in HIV-infected patients at cohort enrollment.

Data are based on 127 HIV-infected patients belonging to case group and the matched and unmatched control groups. Data depicted as median with interquartile range. TIBC, total iron binding capacity; sTfR, soluble transferrin receptor; CRP, C-reactive protein; ART, antiretroviral therapy; HCV, hepatitis C; ZDV, zidovudine; d4T, stavudine.Hemoglobin and serum hepcidin levels were available for 127 patients; ferritin and sTfR for 107 patients and serum iron, TIBC, transferrin saturation and CRP in 38 patients, Anti HCV antibodies were available in 113 patients. Numbers of samples per groups are shown in superscript after the IQR.apbpcp