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| CHC N = 36 |
FL N = 45 |
NASH N = 42 |
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| CRP |
ND |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
| r = 0.37 |
r = 0.29 |
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| P = 0.08 |
P = 0.055 |
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| ALT |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
| r = -0.02 |
r = -0.13 |
r = -0.34 |
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| P = 0.9 |
P = 0.38 |
P = 0.026 |
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| BMI |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
| rho = 0.13 |
rho = 0.18 |
rho = 0.09 |
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| P = 0.46 |
P = 0.22 |
P = 0.56 |
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| US score |
ND |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
| rho = -0.08 |
rho = 0.05 |
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| P = 0.57 |
P = 0.72 |
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| Fibrosis score |
TGF-β1 |
ND |
TGF-β1 |
| rho = -0.09 |
rho = 0.05 |
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| P = 0.60 |
P = 0.75 |
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| Age |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
TGF-β1 |
| r = -0.02 |
r = 0.02 |
r = -0.009 |
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| P = 0.9 |
P = 0.9 |
P = 0.9 |
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CHC, chronic hepatitis C; FL, fatty liver; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C reactive protein; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor beta1; BMI, body mass index; US score, hepatic steatosis score at ultrasound; r, Pearson's correlation coefficient and rho, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, chosen according to the variable distribution (normal or not normal as well as being ordinals, respectively); ND, not determined. | |||
Tarantino et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2008 6:72 doi:10.1186/1479-5876-6-72 |
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