For instance, at the 360 days follow-up, patients with iron deficiency displayed higher CRP (p = 0.024), neopterin (p = 0.001) and hepcidin (p = 0.006) concentrations in the blood as compared to individuals without iron deficiency, whereas patients with absolute iron deficiency tended to have the highest concentrations of these inflammation markers. Here, CRP is linked to nutritional disorder.