Table 3.

Correlation between changes of relative liver graft volume and hepatic functional markers after living donor liver transplantation.

	Changes of hepatic functional markers between PODs 1 and 7
Relative liver graft volume change#	Total bilirubin	INR	AST	ALT
In whole study cohort	−0.01	−0.25***	0.03	0.03
In the non EAD group	−0.10	−0.24***	0.02	0.03
In the EAD group	−0.02	−0.27	0.01	0.05
	Changes of hepatic functional markers between PODs 1 and 21
Relative liver graft volume change##	Total bilirubin	INR	AST	ALT
In whole study cohort	−0.13	−0.24***	0.06	0.03
In the non EAD group	−0.19**	−0.21**	−0.01	−0.01
In the EAD group	0.30	−0.48*	0.15	0.11

POD – postoperative day; INR – international normalized ratio; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; EAD – early allograft dysfunction.

^#Changes of relative liver graft volume between preoperative day and postoperative day 7;

^##Changes of relative liver graft volume between preoperative day and postoperative day 21;

^*p<0.05,

^**p≤0.01,

^***p≤0.001.