The median serum bicarbonate was 22 (IQR 20–24) mmol/L for advanced CKD and 23 (IQR 21–25) mmol/L for early CKD; the median haemoglobin (Hb) was 12.9 (IQR 11.5–14.0) g/dl for advanced CKD and 13.8 (IQR 12.4–15.7) g/dl for early CKD; the median serum transferrin was 2.44 (IQR 2.23–2.73) g/L for advanced CKD and 2.62 (IQR 2.37–2.89) g/L for early CKD. This evidence concerns the gene TF and chronic kidney disease.