Table 2.

Correlations between the modularity Q values and the venous ammonia level, Child-Pugh score, and neuropsychological test scores.

Sparsity	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%
NCT-A (s)a	0.393***	0.379***	0.341***	0.330**	0.283**	0.339***
DST (score)a	−0.342***	−0.288**	−0.250*	−0.194	−0.148	−0.201
Child-Pugh scoreb	−0.072	−0.086	−0.078	−0.022	0.034	0.035
Ammonia level (umol/L)b	0.050	−0.006	−0.051	0.054	0.065	0.047

NCT-A: number connection test type A; DST: digit symbol test.

^aCorrelations were performed in all subjects.

^bCorrelations were performed in cirrhotic patients.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001.