Table 2.

Associations between protein adducts and indices of liver function in 402 subjects from China, assessed using Spearman non‐parametric correlations

Variable	Value	HBV(–) (n = 306)				HBV(+) (n = 96)
		AAA†	AAA‡	PCC§	PCC¶	AAA†	AAA‡	PCC§	PCC¶
ALT	r	0.038	0.099	0.031	0.220	0.128	0.231	−0.054	0.262
	P	0.505	0.083	0.592	0.001	0.213	0.024	0.601	0.010
AST	r	−0.072	0.070	0.005	0.336	0.196	0.334	−0.069	0.500
	P	0.210	0.224	0.937	0.001	0.056	0.001	0.502	0.001

^† AFB1–albumin adduct (fmol/mg albumin).

^‡ AFB1–albumin adduct (fmol/mL plasma).

^§ § Protein carbonyl content (nmol/mg total plasma protein).

^¶ ¶ Protein carbonyl (nmol/mL plasma).