Liver stiffness in hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic hepatitis patients: Hepatitis B virus infection and transaminases should be considered

Table 4 Correlation between Emean and liver condition with different aspartate aminotransferase

Parameter	Pos group				Neg group
	AST ≤ 37 U/L, n = 92		AST > 37 U/L, n = 108		AST ≤ 37 U/L, n = 61		AST > 37 U/L, n = 23
	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
CP score	0.06	0.575	0.29	0.002b	0.15	0.252	0.3	0.161
CP grade	0.08	0.445	0.24	0.013a	0.07	0.612	0.22	0.321
ALBI score	0.18	0.087	0.33	< 0.001b	0.19	0.135	0.28	0.200
ALBI grade	0.09	0.401	0.23	0.018a	0.18	0.177	0.41	0.055
MELD	0.08	0.428	-0.1	0.321	0.04	0.783	0.25	0.244
TBIL	0.07	0.51	0.08	0.442	0.15	0.247	0.15	0.485
ALB	-0.13	0.207	-0.31	0.001b	-0.16	0.211	-0.26	0.228
PT	0.27	0.009b	0.35	< 0.001b	0.17	0.186	0.19	0.380

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01. ALB: Albumin; ALBI: Albumin-bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; CP: Child-Pugh; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; Pos group: HBV-DNA positive group; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; Neg group: HBV-DNA negative group; PT: Prothrombin time; TBIL: Total bilirubin.