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Table 2 Variables associated with the LSM according to liner regression analyses

From: Accuracy of M2BPGi, compared with Fibro Scan®, in analysis of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C

Characteristic

Correlation analysis

liner regression analysis

rho

P value

Effect size

P value

 Age

0.188

<0.001

0.015

0.606

 Gender

−0.099

0.01

−0.026

0.404

 BMI

0.038

0.318

-

-

Laboratory findings

 Platelet count

−0.386

<0.001

−0.07

0.02

 Total protein

0.194

<0.001

−0.08

0.032

 Albumin

−0.18

<0.001

−0.071

0.073

 ALT

0.403

<0.001

0.017

0.732

 AST

0.499

<0.001

0.008

0.893

 ALP

0.309

<0.001

0.116

0.001

 GGT

0.432

<0.001

0.13

<0.001

 Total Billirubin

0.274

<0.001

0.111

0.001

 HA

0.338

<0.001

0.137

<0.001

 LN

0.234

<0.001

0.03

0.38

 CIV

0.34

<0.001

0.099

0.003

 AFP

0.379

<0.001

0.069

0.033

Fibrosis markers

 FIB-4 indext

0.412

<0.001

-

-

 APRI

0.536

<0.001

-

-

 AST/ALT ratio

−0.141

<0.001

-

-

 GPR

0.487

<0.001

-

-

 M2BPGi

0.504

<0.001

0.275

<0.001