Table 3.

Pearson's correlation between TGF-β1, TGF-β3, ratio of TGF-β3/TGF-β1, liver function, and α-SMA in liver of mice in each group.

Correlations	TGF-β1	TGF-β3	Ratio	ALT	AST	Globulin	SMA
TGF-β1
Pearson's correlation	1	.918∗	.770	.967∗∗	.966∗∗	.388	.918∗
Sig. (2-tailed)		.028	.128	.007	.007	.518	.028
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
TGF-β3
Pearson's correlation	.918∗	1	.956∗	.907∗	.918∗	.117	.731
Sig. (2-tailed)	.028		.011	.033	.028	.851	.160
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Ratio
Pearson's correlation	.770	.956∗	1	.756	.764	−.040	.556
Sig. (2-tailed)	.128	.011		.139	.133	.949	.330
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
ALT
Pearson's correlation	.967∗∗	.907∗	.756	1	.987∗∗	.405	.869
Sig. (2-tailed)	.007	.033	.139		.002	.499	.056
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
AST
Pearson's correlation	.966∗∗	.918∗	.764	.987∗∗	1	.275	.819
Sig. (2-tailed)	.007	.028	.133	.002		.654	.090
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Globulin
Pearson's correlation	.388	.117	−.040	.405	.275	1	.705
Sig. (2-tailed)	.518	.851	.949	.499	.654		.183
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
SMA
Pearson's correlation	.918∗	.731	.556	.869	.819	.705	1
Sig. (2-tailed)	.028	.160	.330	.056	.090	.183
N	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

^∗Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

^∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

Ratio: TGF-β3/TGF-β1.