Platelet count as a screening tool for compensated cirrhosis in chronic viral hepatitis

Table 2 Spearman correlations between Ishak fibrosis and liver tests within training cohort

	R	P value
Platelets	-0.49	< 0.0001
AST	0.51	< 0.0001
ALT	0.37	< 0.0001
Alkaline phosphatase	0.35	< 0.0001
Prothrombin time	0.33	< 0.0001
Albumin	-0.30	< 0.0001
Total bilirubin	0.18	< 0.0001

Table 2 shows the calculated Spearman R and P value for the correlations between Ishak fibrosis and the indicated laboratory value. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase.