Table 5.

Relation between Child-Pugh classification and evaluated biomarkers in CHC and HCC groups.

	Child A	Child B	Child C	P
TGF-β1 (pg/ml)
CHC	82.6 ± 42.3a	211.3 ± 95.6b	302.6 ± 106.6c	0.001
HCC	—	228.1 ± 106.3a	344.3 ± 81.7b	0.005
VEGF (pg/ml)
CHC	38.2 ± 11.6	45.6 ± 21.3	42.6 ± 17.5	0.211
HCC	—	166.2 ± 86.4a	206.6 ± 113.6b	0.016
sFas (pg/ml)
CHC	298.6 ± 103.6a	352.6 ± 98.6a	524.6 ± 122.3b	0.001
HCC	—	607.5 ± 188.3a	840.1 ± 200.1b	0.001
miR-122
CHC	2.66 ± 1.62a	3.0 ± 1.10b	5.1 ± 1.23c	0.028
HCC	—	5.8 ± 2.16	7.1 ± 2.58	0.042
miR-21
CHC	4.9 ± 2.03	5.9 ± 2.08	6.8 ± 2.38	0.069
HCC	—	6.02 ± 2.58a	9.3 ± 2.57b	0.029

Values are expressed as means ± SE; mean values within a row not sharing common superscript letters (a, b, c) were significantly different; P < 0.05.