Table 1.

Spearman correlations between adducts and protein concentration among 402 subjects from China, stratified by age and hepatitis virus (HXV) markers

Variable	Value	Total (n = 402)		Adults (≥18 years)				Adolescents (<18 years)
				HXV(–) (n = 191)		HXV(–) (n = 84)		HXV(–) (n = 112)		HXV(+) (n = 15)
		TP (mg/mL)	ALB (mg/mL)	TP (mg/mL)	ALB (mg/mL)	TP (mg/mL)	ALB (mg/mL)	TP (mg/mL)	ALB (mg/mL)	TP (mg/mL)	ALB (mg/mL)
AAA (fmol/mg albumin)	r	0.130	0.220	0.104	0.249	0.286	0.374	0.130	0.136	0.461	0.354
	P	0.009	0.001	0.154	0.001	0.008	0.001	0.172	0.153	0.084	0.196
PCC (nmol/mg protein)	r	−0.208	−0.184	−0.201	−0.215	−0.197	−0.078	−0.126	−0.141	−0.481	−0.640
	P	0.001	0.001	0.005	0.003	0.073	0.482	0.186	0.139	0.070	0.010

AAA, AFB1–albumin adduct; ALB, albumin; PCC, protein carbonyl content; TP, total protein.