Table 5.
Correlation of liver stiffness with age, laboratory, and histopathological parameters of the studied patients
| Parameter |
Correlation |
|
| r | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 0.267 | 0.011 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.433 | < 0.0001 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.506 | < 0.0001 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | -0.419 | < 0.0001 |
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 0.622 | < 0.0001 |
| Aspartate transaminase (U/L) | 0.559 | < 0.0001 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 0.261 | 0.013 |
| gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L) | 0.559 | < 0.0001 |
| Prothrombin time (s) | 0.322 | 0.002 |
| Ishak activity grade | 0.760 | < 0.0001 |
| Ishak fibrosis stage | 0.879 | < 0.0001 |