Noninvasive estimation of liver fibrosis and response to interferon therapy by a serum fibrogenesis marker, YKL-40, in patients with HCV-associated liver disease

Table 2 Correlation between type IV collagen, PIIIP, HA, YKL-40 and parameters of liver function.

	Type IV collagen	PIIIP	Hyaluronic acid	YKL-40
Type IV collagen		0.432b	0.25	0.258
PIIIP	0.432b		0.333	0.367
Hyaluronic acid	0.25	0.333		0.536bd
YKL-40	0.258	0.258	0.536bd
Platelet	-0.453b	-0.105	-0.494b	-0.478b
Albumin	-0.091	0.127	-0.472b	-0.239
ALT	0.149	-0.046	-0.108	0.009

^bP<0.001,

^dP<0.0001.