Table 2. Correlations between miRNA expression and clinical parameters.
| Variable | miRNA name | r | 95% Confidence interval | r2 | p-value | power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | hsa-miR-4709-3p | -0.621 | [-0.78–0.39] | 0.385 | 1.49E-05 | 0.995 |
| Age | hsa-miR-4999-5p | -0.604 | [-0.77–0.36] | 0.365 | 2.91E-05 | 0.992 |
| ALP | hsa-miR-133b | 0.64 | [0.41 0.79] | 0.41 | 6.63E-06 | 0.997 |
| ALT | hsa-miR-8079 | 0.621 | [0.39 0.78] | 0.386 | 1.45E-05 | 0.995 |
| AST | hsa-miR-548ah-3p | 0.618 | [0.38 0.78] | 0.382 | 1.65E-05 | 0.994 |
| AST | hsa-miR-644a | 0.625 | [0.39 0.78] | 0.391 | 1.24E-05 | 0.995 |
| AST | hsa-miR-19a-3p | 0.632 | [0.4 0.79] | 0.399 | 9.38E-06 | 0.996 |
| AST | hsa-miR-577 | 0.638 | [0.41 0.79] | 0.407 | 7.22E-06 | 0.997 |
| AST | hsa-miR-559 | 0.654 | [0.43 0.8] | 0.428 | 3.50E-06 | 0.998 |
| AST | hsa-miR-4291 | 0.669 | [0.46 0.81] | 0.448 | 1.71E-06 | 0.999 |
| AST | hsa-miR-4436a | 0.703 | [0.5 0.83] | 0.494 | 3.05E-07 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-3202 | 0.594 | [0.35 0.76] | 0.353 | 4.25E-05 | 0.989 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-488-5p | 0.604 | [0.36 0.77] | 0.365 | 2.90E-05 | 0.992 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-659-5p | 0.605 | [0.36 0.77] | 0.366 | 2.84E-05 | 0.992 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-4512 | 0.606 | [0.37 0.77] | 0.367 | 2.72E-05 | 0.992 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-3690 | 0.622 | [0.39 0.78] | 0.387 | 1.40E-05 | 0.995 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-599 | 0.639 | [0.41 0.79] | 0.408 | 6.92E-06 | 0.997 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-3925-5p | 0.64 | [0.41 0.79] | 0.41 | 6.63E-06 | 0.997 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-19a-3p | 0.645 | [0.42 0.8] | 0.416 | 5.26E-06 | 0.998 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-577 | 0.65 | [0.43 0.8] | 0.422 | 4.29E-06 | 0.998 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-4650-5p | 0.657 | [0.44 0.8] | 0.431 | 3.12E-06 | 0.998 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-4694-3p | 0.66 | [0.44 0.8] | 0.435 | 2.73E-06 | 0.999 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-3157-5p | 0.66 | [0.44 0.8] | 0.436 | 2.62E-06 | 0.999 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-130b-5p | 0.661 | [0.44 0.81] | 0.437 | 2.50E-06 | 0.999 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-518f-5p | 0.682 | [0.47 0.82] | 0.465 | 9.07E-07 | 0.999 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-3660 | 0.683 | [0.47 0.82] | 0.466 | 8.76E-07 | 0.999 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-548ah-3p | 0.714 | [0.52 0.84] | 0.509 | 1.64E-07 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-4291 | 0.722 | [0.53 0.84] | 0.521 | 9.93E-08 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-2053 | 0.724 | [0.54 0.84] | 0.524 | 8.88E-08 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-644a | 0.743 | [0.56 0.85] | 0.552 | 2.71E-08 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-33b-3p | 0.765 | [0.6 0.87] | 0.585 | 5.88E-09 | 1 |
| GGT | hsa-miR-4436a | 0.829 | [0.7 0.91] | 0.687 | 2.21E-11 | 1 |
| NAS_Score | hsa-miR-7151-5p | 0.627 | [0.4 0.78] | 0.393 | 1.14E-05 | 0.996 |
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma glutamyl transferase; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; NAS, NAFLD activity score.