TABLE 3.

Correlation between serum IL‐18 concentration in patients with liver cancer and clinical parameters provided by Wuxi Fifth People's Hospital

Parameters	Correlation coefficient (r)	p‐value
ALT (U/L)	0.534	0.033*
GT (U/L)	0.562	0.024*
LD (U/L)	0.541	0.030*
PA (mg/L)	−0.614	0.015*
AFU (U/L)	0.629	0.012*
AFP (ng/mL)	0.462	0.072
HA (ng/mL)	0.300	0.370
LN (ng/mL)	0.564	0.071
P Ⅲ N P (ng/mL)	0.745	0.008**
C IV (ng/mL)	0.700	0.016

Abbreviations: AFP, Alpha‐fetoprotein; AFU, a‐fucosidase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; C Ⅳ, type IV collagen; GT, glutamyl transpeptidase; HA, hyaluronic acid; LD, lactate dehydrogenase; LN, laminin; P Ⅲ N P, N‐terminal type III procollagen; PA, prealbumin.

^* p < 0.05,

^** p < 0.01.