Decreased mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid and increased oxidative damage in chronic hepatitis C

Table 2 Correlation between mitochondrial DNA and clinical findings in hepatitis C virus-infected patients

Characteristics	Correlation statistics
	r	P value
Age (yr)	-0.07	0.40
Laboratory data
AST (IU/L)	-0.17	< 0.05
ALT (IU/L)	-0.07	0.38
Hb (g/dL)	0.14	0.09
Platelet count (103/mL)	0.03	0.71
WBC count (103/mL)	0.08	0.34
HCV RNA	-0.10	0.47
Liver histology
Inflammatory activity	-0.06	0.45
Fibrosis staging	0.04	0.59

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; Hb: Hemoglobin; WBC: White blood cell.