GDF-15 and Hepcidin Levels in Nonanemic Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Table 2

Correlations between the demographic and laboratory values and the GDF-15/hepcidin levels.

	GDF-15		Hepcidin
	Age	0.625	<0.001	0.237	0.052
BMI	−0.011	0.927	0.069	0.576
Fasting insulin	−0.034	0.789	0.153	0.223
Ferritin	0.128	0.294	0.449	<0.001
Hb	−0.018	0.881	0.135	0.270
UA	0.294	0.015	0.188	0.124
Creatinine	0.298	0.018	0.185	0.146
GFR	−0.393	0.024	−0.167	0.352
HOMA-IR	0.000	0.998	0.179	0.160
AUC-G	0.261	0.033	0.071	0.568
Fasting glucose	0.352	0.004	0.258	0.035
IL-6	0.151	0.216	−0.059	0.631
hsCRP	0.069	0.597	0.065	0.620
Hepcidin	0.248	0.040	—	—