Table 4.

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

Variables	No. Pts available	Correlation coefficient	Sig. (2-tailed)
Age	108	0.059	0.544
Sex	108	0.022	0.821
Hepatic encephalopathy	108	0.100	0.301
Ascites	108	0.296	0.002
Hydrothorax on chest X ray or CT scans	88	0.178	0.097
Red blood cell	108	0.050	0.609
Hemoglobin	108	0.173	0.073
White blood cell	108	0.268	0.005
Platelet	108	−0.015	0.881
Total bilirubin	108	0.461	<0.001
Albumin	107	−0.324	0.001
Alanine aminotransferase	108	0.298	0.002
Aspartate aminotransferase	108	0.421	<0.001
Alkaline phosphatase	108	0.232	0.016
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase	108	0.254	0.008
Blood urea nitrogen	106	−0.179	0.066
Creatinine	106	0.060	0.543
Potassium	108	−0.158	0.102
Sodium	108	−0.238	0.013
Prothrombin time	105	0.153	0.120
International normalized ratio	105	0.199	0.041
Child-Pugh score	104	0.450	<0.001
Model for end stage liver diseases (MELD) score	104	0.343	<0.001