Likewise, plasma MCP-1 levels were higher in patients with anemia (median 109.5 pg/mL, range 32.1–299.5 pg/mL) in comparison with patients who had normal hemoglobin values (median 78.9 pg/mL, range 8.3–170.2 pg/mL; p = 0.04; Figure 3). Here, CCL2 is linked to anemia (phenotype).