Table 2.

Correlations between parameters assessed in the study group at baseline.

Parameters			Spearman's rank correlation coefficient	p
sVCAM-1	&	AST	0.51	0.01
sICAM-1	&	uric acid	0.44	0.03
sICAM-1	&	ADMA	0.61	0.01

Abbreviations. AST: aspartate transaminase, sVCAM-1: soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1.