Table 4 Correlations among iron-related parameters, BMD and TBS
| Â | Liver T2*-value | Pancreatic T2*-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r Value | P Value | r Value | P Value | |
Liver T2*-value | / | / | 0.471 | 0.002 |
Pancreatic T2*-value | 0.471 | 0.002 | / | / |
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) | −0.592 | 0.000 | −0.374 | 0.021 |
Serum iron (μg /dL) | −0.413 | 0.009 | −0.201 | 0.221 |
BMD (L1–4) | 0.208 | 0.191 | 0.357 | 0.022 |
BMD (Femoral neck) | 0.139 | 0.385 | 0.399 | 0.010 |
BMD (Total hip) | 0.165 | 0.303 | 0.432 | 0.005 |
T-score (L1–4) | 0.205 | 0.198 | 0.347 | 0.026 |
T-score (Femoral neck) | 0.126 | 0.439 | 0.402 | 0.010 |
T-score (Total hip) | 0.152 | 0.350 | 0.464 | 0.003 |
Z-score (L1–4) | 0.108 | 0.501 | 0.273 | 0.084 |
Z-score (Femoral neck) | 0.020 | 0.905 | 0.295 | 0.065 |
Z-score (Total hip) | −0.001 | 0.994 | 0.381 | 0.015 |
TBS (L1–4) | 0.024 | 0.883 | 0.021 | 0.898 |