Table 3.

Correlation of CIV with clinical and laboratory data by Spearman non-parametric tests.

Variables	No. Pts available	Correlation coefficient	Sig. (2-tailed)
Age	108	0.063	0.519
Sex	108	−0.126	0.192
Hepatic encephalopathy	108	0.027	0.78
Ascites	108	0.438	<0.001
Hydrothorax on chest X ray or CT scans	88	0.204	0.057
Red blood cell	108	−0.225	0.019
Hemoglobin	108	−0.073	0.453
White blood cell	108	0.225	0.019
Platelet	108	−0.131	0.176
Total bilirubin	108	0.434	<0.001
Albumin	107	−0.567	<0.001
Alanine aminotransferase	108	0.235	0.014
Aspartate aminotransferase	108	0.321	0.001
Alkaline phosphatase	108	0.174	0.072
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase	108	0.289	0.002
Blood urea nitrogen	106	−0.074	0.453
Creatinine	106	0.026	0.793
Potassium	108	−0.212	0.028
Sodium	108	−0.339	<0.001
Prothrombin time	105	0.356	<0.001
International normalized ratio	105	0.37	<0.001
Child-Pugh score	104	0.658	<0.001
Model for end stage liver diseases (MELD) score	104	0.368	<0.001