Table 2 Correlations between ferritin and other parameters

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