Table (6).

Relationship between METAVIR activity & fibrosis scores and laboratory data in Patients with CHC with normal enzymes.

Laboratory Data	METAVIR (activity) (A)		METAVIR (staging) (F)
	r	p	r	p
FBG	0.53	0.04*	0.77	<0.01**
FI	0.76	0.01**	0.61	0.02*
HOMA-IR	0.76	0.01**	0.73	0.02**
PCR	0.66	0.034*	0.07	0.92
ALT	0.48	0.04*	0.21	0.43
PT	0.08	0.91	0.50	0.02*

^*P: mildly statistically significant (P<0.05).

^**P: highly statistically significant (P<0.01). FBG: Fasting blood glucose. FI: Fasting insulin. HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment-Insulin resistance. CHC: chronic hepatitis C virus. PCR: polymeraze chain reaction. ALT: Alanine transferase. PT: Prothrombin time