Table 4 Regression analysis of risk factors associated with changes in serum iron 2 h after an iron absorption test.
From: Impact of inflammatory status on intestinal iron absorption in older hospitalized patients
Changes in serum iron after 2 h ug/dl | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
95% CI for Exp(B) | ||||||
B | Std. Error | Exp(B) | Lower | Upper | P value | |
Age (year) | −0.946 | 1.385 | −0.090 | −3.746 | 1.853 | 0.498 |
Gender (female/male) | 29.538 | 22.430 | 0.171 | −15.795 | 74.870 | 0.195 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.504 | 1.752 | 0.042 | −3.037 | 4.044 | 0.775 |
Clinical Frailty Scale | −6.166 | 8.990 | −0.094 | −24.335 | 12.003 | 0.497 |
Total MNA-SF | 4.886 | 4.570 | 0.189 | −4.350 | 14.122 | 0.291 |
Previous weight loss-MNA-SF | 0.952 | 14.634 | 0.011 | −28.623 | 30.528 | 0.948 |
Hb (g/dl) | −5.482 | 2.895 | −0.239 | −11.332 | 0.368 | 0.065 |
CRP, at the iron tolerance test (mg/dl) | −4.959 | 2.074 | −0.341 | −9.150 | −0.768 | 0.022 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | −0.075 | 0.034 | −0.293 | −0.143 | −0.006 | 0.033 |
