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From: Elevated serum transaminase activities were associated with increased serum levels of iron regulatory hormone hepcidin and hyperferritinemia risk

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Serum iron parameter levels according to quartile of ALT.

Serum hepcidin levels significantly increased according to quartile of ALT in Cohort 1 (a) and Cohort 2 (b) The same trends were also found in serum ferritin levels according to ALT quartiles in Cohort 1 (c) and Cohort 2. (d) In Cohort 1, hemoglobin concentration (e) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (f) were also significantly elevated with increasing quartiles of ALT. The quartiles of ALT in Cohort 1 are 8, 13 and 19 IU/L; medians of each quartile are 6, 12, 16 and 27 IU/L (n = 379–380 for each quartile). The quartiles of ALT in Cohort 2 are 10, 14 and 18 IU/L; medians of each quartile are 7, 12, 15 and 26 IU/L (n = 410–411 for each quartile). Band inside box, median; bottom of the box, first quartile; top of the box, 3rd quartile; lower whisker, 1.5 interquartile range below the first quartile; upper whisker, 1.5 interquartile range above the third quartile.

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