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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the training cohort related to fibrosis stage

From: Cytokeratin 18 can help predict liver fibrosis in HCV infected patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Variables

Spearman correlation analysis

Multivariable analysis

r2 value

P value

b coefficient

P value

Age (years)

0.018

.124

NA

NA

Sex (male, female)

0.023

.085

NA

NA

BMI

0.001

.743

NA

NA

Child–Pugh (A, B + C)

0.003

.142

NA

NA

ALT (U/L)

0.001

.761

NA

NA

AST (U/L)

0.021

.146

NA

NA

ALP (U/L)

0.018

.124

NA

NA

GGT (U/L)

0.024

.076

NA

NA

TB (µmol/L)

0.019

.117

NA

NA

CB (µmol/L)

0.031

.102

NA

NA

ALB (g/L)

0.085

.001

− 0.030

.008

GLOB (g/L)

0.013

.064

NA

NA

CRP (mg/L)

0.009

.088

NA

NA

WBC (109/L)

0.038

.024

NA

.916

PLT (109/L)

0.189

< .001

NA

.279

PT (s)

0.092

< .001

NA

.304

INR

0.121

< .001

NA

.198

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.000

.914

NA

NA

TG (mmol/L)

0.026

.065

NA

NA

HDL-C

0.005

.402

NA

NA

LDL-C

0.002

.688

NA

NA

FBG (mmol/L)

0.016

.153

NA

NA

FINS (mIU/L)

0.015

.048

NA

.234

IR

0.012

.026

NA

.131

TE (kPa)

0.736

< .001

0.189

< .001

CK18 (ng/L)

0.211

< .001

0.009

< .001

  1. b coefficients are from multivariable linear regression
  2. ALB, albumin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; CK18, cytokeratin 18; CRP, C reactive protein; FBG, fasting blood glucose; FINS, fasting insulin; GGT, γ-glutamyl transferase; GLOB, globulin; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; INR, international normalized ratio; IR, insulin resistance; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TE, transient elastography; TG, triglyceride; PLT, blood platelet; PT, prothrombin time; TB, serum total bilirubin; WBC, white blood cell