almost significantlyp = 0.048
Absolute serum hepcidin post-treatment levels significantly and positively correlated with ferritin serum levels (r = 0.699, p = 0.000), while negatively correlated with soluble transferrin receptors and almost significantly with transferrin levels (r = −0.332, p = 0.048 and r = −0.273, p = 0.08, respectively).