Table 5.
Correlation between clinical and laboratory parameters with the outcomes of acute hepatitis
| Variable | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | r value | 0.164 |
| P value | 0.300 | |
| Encephalopathy grade | r value | 0.683 |
| P value | 0.000** | |
| Duration of symptoms | r value | 0.03 |
| P value | 0.850 | |
| Duration of hospitalization | r value | − 0.110 |
| P value | 0.488 | |
| Etiology of hepatitis | r value | 0.166 |
| P value | 0.294 | |
| WBCs | r value | 0.224 |
| P value | 0.154 | |
| Hemoglobin | r value | 0.053 |
| P value | 0.743 | |
| Platelets | r value | − 0.145 |
| P value | 0.359 | |
| Total bilirubin | r value | 0.581 |
| P value | 0.000** | |
| ALT | r value | − 0.231 |
| P value | 0.142 | |
| AST | r value | − 0.023 |
| P value | 0.885 | |
| Albumin | r value | − 0.346 |
| P value | 0.025* | |
| ALP | r value | 0.133 |
| P value | 0.427 | |
| INR | r value | 0.489 |
| P value | 0.001** | |
| Creatinine | r value | 0.300 |
| P value | 0.054 |
WBCs white blood cells, ALT alanine aminotransferase; AST aspartate aminotransferase; ALP alkaline phosphatase, INR international normalized ratio
**P value: significant p value