Tipping the balance: Haemoglobinopathies and the risk of diabetes

Table 1 Comparison of studies examining Hepcidin, Prohepcidin and Serum Ferritin concentrations in individuals with type II diabetes

Ref.	No. of patients with type II diabetes	No. of total participants	Hepcidin concentration	Prohepcidin concentration	Serum Ferritin concentration
Aso et al[16], 2010	104	169	-	Significantly lower than control	Significantly higher than control
Jiang et al[24], 2011	34	64	Significantly higher than control	-	Significantly higher than control
Guo et al[25], 2013	555	1259	No significant difference from control	-	Significantly higher than control
Sam et al[26], 2013	33	66	Significantly lower hepcidin than control	-	Not significantly higher than control