Table 2.

Correlation coefficient and P-value between serum IL-18 level and various parameters of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

	Correlation coefficient	P-value
Age	0·067	0·719
ALT	0·095	0·612
ALP	0·308	0·243
PLT	0·115	0·538
Total bilirubin	0·621	0·0002*
Total cholesterol	0·080	0·668
R (risk score)	0·617	0·001*

^*Significant.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; PLT, platelet count.