The effect of weight gain on hepcidin suppression was highly significant in all groups of infants but was most pronounced in males: that is, a given increase in weight had a stronger suppressive effect on hepcidin over time in males (especially those born in the lower birthweight group in VPM) than in females.
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Rapid growth is a dominant predictor of hepcidin suppression and declining ferritin in Gambian infants.
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