Hepcidin levels (ng/mL) and percentage of patients with low hepcidin values according to ferritin and transferrin saturation (TSAT) levels.

Median (Interquartile range). % (N) of patients with hepcidin values below a threshold value of hepcidin defined as the 10th percentile of patients with normal iron profile (16.7 ng/mL). 1Three classes of Lipschitz’s iron index. 2Four classes iron index.