Comparison of plasma ( a ) hepcidin, ( b ) IL-6, and ( d ) urine hepcidin levels in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) ( N = 20) before and after undergoing intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment; ( c ) Univariate analysis demonstrated that the log plasma hepcidin levels were positively and significantly correlated with the log IL-6 levels in patients with KD and the controls ( R 2 = 0.413, p = 0.003); ( e ) Univariate analysis demonstrated that the log plasma hepcidin levels were positively and significantly correlated with the log urine hepcidin levels in the KD before IVIG treatment and control groups ( R 2 = 0.514, p = 0.0001). Data are presented as mean ± standard error. * indicates p
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