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Table 4 Adjusted^a simple linear regression for miRNAs expression in iron disorders

From: Circulating microRNAs and hepcidin as predictors of iron homeostasis and anemia among school children: a biochemical and cross-sectional survey analysis

Variables	miRNAs expression
	miR-146a		miR-125b		miR-122
	β (95% CI)	P	β (95% CI)	P	β (95% CI)	P
Hepcidin	0.18 (0.10–0.28)	0.01	0.36 (0.22–0.48)	0.001	0.42 (0.31–0.58)	0.001
Hgb	0.235 (0.185–0.250)	0.01	0.332 (0.296–0.398)	0.001	0.242 (0.201–0.315)	0.001
Ferritin (ng/ml)	0.026 (0.015–0.029	0.01	0.032 (0.026–0.038	0.001	0.042 (0.032–0.056	0.001
sTfR (nmol/L)	− 0.038 (0.034–0.052	0.001	− 0.028 (0.021–0.039	0.001	− 0.049 (0.036–0.065	0.001
Transferrin saturation (%)	0.058 (0.046–0.078)	0.001	0.068 (0.056–0.086)	0.001	0.084 (0.068 -0.098)	0.001
Iron (μg/dl)	0.18 (0.012–0.028)	0.001	0.021 (0.016–0.029)	0.001	0.031 (0.025–0.048)	0.001
TBIS	− 0.008 (0.002–0.012)	0.001	− 0.013 (0.009–0.018)	0.001	− 0.025 (0.018–0.031)	0.001
AGP	− 0.325 (0.299–0.360)	0.001	− 0.245 (0.215–0.296)	0.001	− 0.125 (0.112–0.180)	0.001
hs-CRP	− 0.428 (0.391–0.516)	0.001	− 0.360 (0.256–0.415)	0.001	− 0.186 (0.165–0.230)	0.001
TOS	− 0.125 (0.98–0.210)	0.001	− 0.198 (0.156–0.261)	0.001	− 0.210 (0.195–0.315)	0.001
TAC	0.38 (0.26–0.52)	0.001	0.48 (0.36–0.75)	0.001	0.31 (0.22–0.46)	0.001

^aAdjusted for age, gender, and body mass index
Hgb hemoglobin, sTfR soluble transferrin receptor, TBIS total boy iron store, TOS total oxidative stress, TAC total antioxidant capacity, hs-CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, AGP α-1-acid glycoprotein, CI confidence interval

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