Table 2.

Statistical Analysis of the Laboratory Results among the Studied Groups

Laboratory parameters	Studied Groups			Test of Significance	P-value	Significance
	G-I (HCC) (n=30)	G-II (Hepatitis C) (n=30)	G-III (Control) ((n=30)
Plts						p1=0.96*
Range	100 – 503	99 – 415	228 – 501	H = 28.4	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	210	209	313.5			p3<0.001*
PT						p1=0.440*
Range	12 – 32	12 – 25	13 – 17	H = 14.26	0.001	p2<0.001*
Median	14	17.5	14			p3=0.030*
GPT						p1=0.05*
Range	8 – 417	18 – 290	6 – 32	H = 45.4	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	84.5	59	18			p3<0.001*
GOT						p1=0.08*
Range	10 – 567	17 – 200	6 – 35	H = 38.3	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	75	50	18			p3<0.001*
ALP						p1=0.02*
Range	108 – 626	90 – 512	45 – 201	H = 40.3	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	374	230	120.5			p3<0.001*
Albumin						p1=0.01*
Range	0.8 – 5.4	1.4 – 5.0	3.9 – 5.6	F = 32.17	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	3.4	3.1	4.8			p3<0.001*
Total bilirubin						p1=0.31*
Range	0.4 – 14.5	0.8 – 13.0	0.3 – 1.0	H = 33.64	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	1.85	2	0.7			p3<0.001*
Direct bilirubin						p1=0.021*
Range	0.2 – 1.9	0.2 – 3.7	0.1 – 0.2	H = 46.69	<0.001*	p2<0.001*
Median	0.4	0.5	0.1			p3<0.001*
AFP						p1=0.001*
Range	782 – 22000	0.8 – 4.1	0.3 – 3.1	H = 61.9	<0.001*	p2=0.018*
Median	1742	1.95	1.15			p3<0.001*

INR, International Normalized Ratio; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; ALP, Alkaline phosphatase; AFP, alfa fetoprotein; F,p, F and p values for ANOVA test; Significance among groups was done using Post Hoc Test (LSD); H, p, H and p values for Kruskal Wallis test, Significance among groups was done using Post Hoc Test (Dunn's multiple comparisons test); *, Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05; p1, p value for comparing between group I and group II; p2, p-value for comparing between group I and group III; p3, p value for comparing between group II and group III