Influence of iron on the severity of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Table 4 Correlations with ferritin levels among laboratory data, hepatic inflammation and fibrosis scores

Variable	ALT	Iron	Transferrinsaturation	Inflammationscore	Fibrosisscore
Spearman coeff	0.531	0.467	0.556	-0.085	0.317
P	0.003	0.011	0.002	0.659	0.094

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase. Transferrin saturation was calculated as (the serum iron divided by the TIBC) × 100%.