Serum manganese superoxide dismutase and thioredoxin are potential prognostic markers for hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 3 Correlation between serum manganese superoxide dismutase or thioredoxin levels and laboratory data in the hepatocellular carcinoma group

Factors	HCC group (n = 30)
	Serum MnSOD levels		Serum TRX levels
	Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value
Age (yr)	-0.97	0.61	0.11	0.55
Plt (× 104/μL)	0.03	0.89	0.66	< 0.001
PT (%)	-0.36	0.05	0.12	0.53
Alb (g/dL)	-0.63	< 0.001	0.19	0.33
T-Bil (mg/dL)	0.25	0.18	0.05	0.79
ALT (IU/L)	0.12	0.52	0.15	0.42
γ-GTP (IU/L)	0.30	0.11	0.28	0.13
AFP (ng/mL)	0.38	0.04	0.11	0.57
DCP (mAU/mL)	0.57	0.001	0.12	0.52

P values were assessed by Spearman’s rank correlation analysis. MnSOD: Manganese superoxide dismutase; TRX: Thioredoxin; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; Plt: Platelet count; PT: Prothrombin time; Alb: Albumin; T-Bil: Total bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; AFP: α-fetoprotein; DCP: des-γ-carboxy prothrombin.