Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics and distribution of serum iron and interleukin-6 levels
Characteristics | Males | Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
20–29 | 5 | 4.8 | 6 | 3.4 | 11 | 3.9 |
30–39 | 15 | 14.3 | 25 | 14.3 | 40 | 14.3 |
40–49 | 17 | 16.2 | 31 | 17.7 | 48 | 17.1 |
50–59 | 25 | 23.8 | 50 | 28.6 | 75 | 26.8 |
60–69 | 37 | 35.2 | 56 | 32.0 | 93 | 33.2 |
70–79 | 6 | 5.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.7 |
Serum iron (μg/dL) | ||||||
<50 | 2 | 1.9 | 15 | 8.6 | 17 | 6.1 |
50–100 | 24 | 22.9 | 84 | 48.0 | 108 | 38.6 |
101–150 | 63 | 60.0 | 65 | 37.2 | 128 | 45.7 |
151–200 | 15 | 14.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 24 | 8.6 |
>200 | 1 | 0.95 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 |
Serum interleukin-6 (pg/mL) | ||||||
<1.0 | 14 | 13.3 | 25 | 14.3 | 39 | 13.9 |
1.0–1.9 | 49 | 46.7 | 99 | 56.6 | 148 | 52.9 |
2.0–2.9 | 29 | 27.6 | 37 | 21.1 | 66 | 23.6 |
3.0–3.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 8 | 4.6 | 15 | 5.4 |
>4.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 3.4 | 12 | 4.3 |
Helicobacter pylori infection | ||||||
Infected | 61 | 58.1 | 114 | 65.1 | 175 | 62.5 |
Uninfected | 41 | 39.0 | 52 | 29.7 | 93 | 33.2 |
Missing | 3 | 2.9 | 9 | 5.2 | 12 | 4.3 |
Total | 105 | 100 | 175 | 100 | 280 | 100 |