Clinical Research
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2005; 11(2): 255-259
Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.255
Table 1 Correlation between degree of liver fibrosis and clinical and laboratory data (n = 112).
Clinical/laboratory dataDegree of liver fibrosis
Portal/SeptalPericellularFibrosis stage
Age (yr)0.265 (P = 0.005)0.172 (P = 0.07)0.302 (P = 0.001)
BMI0.220 (P = 0.020)0.236 (P = 0.012)0.238 (P = 0.011)
Platelet-0.331 (P<0.001)-0.133 (P = 0.2)-0.298 (P = 0.001)
Albumin-0.295 (P = 0.002)-0.078 (P = 0.4)-0.291 (P = 0.002)
AST0.306 (P = 0.001)0.384 (P P<0.001)0.340 (P<0.001)
AST/ALT0.458 (P<0.001)0.420 (P P<0.001)0.438 (P<0.001)
IgG (n=100)0.261 (P =0.009)0.141 (P = 0.1)0.208 (P = 0.038)
IgA (n=94)0.281 (P<0.006)0.285 (P = 0.005)0.291 (P = 0.004)
IgM (n=100)0.256 (P =0.010)0.188 (P = 0.06)0.266 (P = 0.008)
Type IV Ccollagen 7S0.580 (P<0.001)0.516 (P<0.001)0.607 (P<0.001)
Hyaluronic acid0.543 (P<0.001)0.387 (P<0.001)0.553 (P<0.001)
Ferritin (n = 98)0.205 (P = 0.043)0.120 (P = 0.2)0.252 (P = 0.012)
HbA1c (n = 96)0.309 (P = 0.002)0.211 (P = 0.039)0.315 (P = 0.002)
FFA (n = 80)0.238 (P = 0.033)0.271 (P = 0.015)0.276 (P = 0.013)
HOMA-R (n = 82)0.224 (P = 0.043)0.164 (P = 0.1)0.222 (P = 0.045)