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Tab 3
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Research Article
Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People
Table 3
Pearson’s correlation of BMI with test variables
(note a strong positive correlation with ferritin and CRP)
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Variable
Pearson’s value (
)
value
HB
−0.77
<0.001
Iron
−0.89
<0.001
TIBC
−0.87
<0.001
Transferrin
−0.84
<0.001
Ferritin
0.86
<0.001
CRP
0.89
<0.001