Correlation analysis of collagen proportionate area in Budd-Chiari syndrome: A preliminary clinicopathological study

Table 2 Correlation analysis of collagen proportionate area

Variable	n	Pearson coefficient	P value
Age	9	0.360	0.342
Gender (male/female)	9	0.038	0.922
Hepatitis B virus	9	NA	NA
Hepatitis C virus	9	NA	NA
Alcohol abuse	9	NA	NA
Vascular obstruction
IVC obstruction	9	-0.390	0.300
RHV obstruction	9	-0.502	0.168
MHV obstruction	9	-0.136	0.726
LHV obstruction	9	NA	NA
All HVs obstruction	9	-0.455	0.218
Portal vein thrombosis	9	NA	NA
Clinical presentations and signs
Hepatic encephalopathy before TIPS	9	NA	NA
Gastrointestinal bleeding	9	0.832	0.005
Abdominal pain	9	-0.257	0.504
Abdominal distension	9	-0.093	0.813
Abdominal varices	9	-0.342	0.367
Limb swelling	9	-0.233	0.547
Pigmentation	9	-0.342	0.367
Limb ulcer	9	NA	NA
CT signs
Hydrothorax on CT	9	0.142	0.716
Ascites on CT	9	-0.012	0.975
Splenomegaly on CT	9	-0.502	0.168
Hepatic patchy enhancement on CT	9	-0.037	0.924
Gastroesophageal varices on CT	9	0.219	0.572
Paraesophageal varices on CT	9	0.633	0.067
Laboratory tests
Hemoglobin (g/L)	9	0.157	0.687
White blood cell (109/L)	9	-.025	0.949
Platelet count (109/L)	9	0.242	0.530
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	9	-0.694	0.038
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	9	-0.642	0.062
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	9	-0.358	0.344
Gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L)	9	0.080	0.837
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	9	-0.338	0.373
Direct bilirubin (μmol/L)	9	-0.415	0.267
Albumin (g/L)	9	0.348	0.358
Prothrombin time (seconds)	9	0.68	0.044
International normalized ratio	9	-0.638	0.065
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	9	0.019	0.962
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	9	-0.411	0.272
Sodium (mmol/L)	9	0.272	0.478
Potassium (mmol/L)	9	-0.376	0.319
Shunt dysfunction after TIPS	9	-0.168	0.665
Hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS	9	-0.453	0.221

CT: Computed tomography; HV: Hepatic vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava; LHV: Left hepatic vein; MHV: Middle hepatic vein; RHV: Right hepatic vein; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; NA: Not available.