Table 2

Correlations between ferritin and other parameters


CHC
FL
NASH

TGF-β1
Ferritin (17 females, F)
Ferritin (21 F)
Ferritin (19 F)

r = 0.35
r = 0.5
r = 0.46

P = 0.16
P < 0.001
P = 0.048

TGF-β1
Ferritin (19 males, M)
Ferritin (24 M)
Ferritin (23 M)

r = 0.06
r = 0.08
r = -0.26

P = 0.78
P = 0.8
P = 0.23

CRP
ND
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)


r = 0.13
r = 0.36


P = 0.57
P = 0.13

CRP
ND
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)


r = -0.49
r = -0.08


P = 0.01
P = 0.7

ALT
Ferritin (females)
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)

r = 0.36
r = 0.04
r = -0.17

P = 0.18
P = 0.85
P = 0.48

ALT
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)

r = 0.42
r = -0.01
r = 0.42

P = 0.07
P = 0.95
P = 0.045

BMI
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)

rho = -0.13
rho = -0.05
rho = 0.14

P = 0.59
P = 0.8
P = 0.5

BMI
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)

rho = -0.24
rho = 0.3
rho = -0.22

P = 0.3
P = 0.14
P = 0.3

US score
ND
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)


rho = -0.19
rho = -0.24


P = 0.4
P = 0.31

US score
ND
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)


rho = -0.04
rho = -0.24


P = 0.85
P = 0.3

Fibrosis score
Ferritin (F)
ND
Ferritin (F)

rho = 0.14

rho = -0.51

P = 0.37

P = 0.03

Fibrosis score
Ferritin (M)
ND
Ferritin (M)

rho = 0.18

rho = 0.20

P = 0.44

P = 0.34

Age
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)
Ferritin (F)

r = -077
r = -0.34
r = -0.01

P = 0.0003
P = 0.13
P = 0.68

Age
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)
Ferritin (M)

r = 0.40
r = 0.29
r = -0.26

P = 0.08
P = 0.16
P = 0.23

CHC, chronic hepatitis C; FL, fatty liver; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C reactive protein; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor beta1; BMI, body mass index; US score, hepatic steatosis score at ultrasound; r, Pearson's correlation coefficient and rho, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, chosen according to the variable distribution (normal or not normal as well as being ordinals, respectively); ND, not determined; F, females; M, males.

Tarantino et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2008 6:72   doi:10.1186/1479-5876-6-72