Table 3.
Correlation between miR-372 and HULC with study variables among the whole study group.
| miR-372 | HULC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | ||
| CBC | H b | 0.09 | 0.4 | -0.31 | 0.002* |
| TLC * 1000 | -0.04 | 0.7 | -0.08 | 0.4 | |
| PLT | 0.31 | 0.003* | -0.23 | 0.02* | |
| Liver function tests | AST (U/L) | -0.26 | 0.01* | 0.34 | 0.001* |
| ALT (U/L) | -0.18 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.03* | |
| ALP (U/L) | -0.15 | 0.2 | 0.18 | 0.08 | |
| Total bilirubin | -0.18 | .08 | 0.15 | 0.1 | |
| Direct bilirubin | -0.15 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.9 | |
| Albumin | 0.19 | 0.07 | -0.31 | 0.002* | |
| Other investigations | AFP | -0.09 | 0.3 | 0.04 | 0.7 |
*
statistical significance with p< 0.05.