Table 10.
Correlation between PVT1 and miR-146a markers with demographic and laboratory investigations among OA group. The table shows the correlation between both biomarkers and the biochemical characteristics of OA patients. There was no correlation found between either biomarker and any of the biochemical or demographic characteristics.
| Variables | PVT1 | miR 146a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p-Value | r | p-Value | |
| Age (year) | −0.04 | 0.8 | −0.15 | 0.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.23 | 0.1 | −0.04 | 0.8 |
| Laboratory investigations | ||||
| Creatinin | 0.13 | 0.4 | 0.19 | 0.2 |
| Urea | −0.27 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.8 |
| AST | −0.13 | 0.4 | 0.07 | 0.7 |
| ALT | −0.19 | 0.3 | −0.09 | 0.6 |
| ESR | 0.18 | 0.3 | 0.19 | 0.2 |
| HB | 0.07 | 0.7 | 0.13 | 0.4 |
| WBC | −0.11 | 0.5 | −0.23 | 0.1 |
| PLT | −0.23 | 0.2 | −0.01 | 0.9 |