Table 4.
Correlation of IL-2p40 with age, laboratory, and histopathological parameters of the studied patients.
| Parameters | IL-12p40 | |
|---|---|---|
| r | P value | |
| Age (days) | 0.075 | 0.629 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.198 | 0.089 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.114 | 0.33 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | −0.0285 | 0.469 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | −0.02 | 0.865 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | −0.08 | 0.497 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | 0.087 | 0.457 |
| Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/l) | −0.042 | 0.723 |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 0.224 | 0.053 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | −0.183 | 0.117 |
| White blood cells (×103/mm3) | 0.102 | 0.385 |
| Platelets (×103/mm3) | −0.013 | 0.912 |
| Grade of liver fibrosis | −0.06 | 0.607 |
| Necroinflammatory activity | −0.107 | 0.362 |
BA: biliary atresia; IL-12p40: interleukin-12 p40 subunit; r: correlation coefficient.