Table 3 Correlations between TGF-β1 and other parameters
| Â | CHC N = 36 | FL N = 45 | NASH N = 42 |
|---|---|---|---|
CRP | ND | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 |
| Â | Â | r = 0.37 | r = 0.29 |
| Â | Â | P = 0.08 | P = 0.055 |
ALT | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 |
| Â | r = -0.02 | r = -0.13 | r = -0.34 |
| Â | P = 0.9 | P = 0.38 | P = 0.026 |
BMI | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 |
| Â | rho = 0.13 | rho = 0.18 | rho = 0.09 |
| Â | P = 0.46 | P = 0.22 | P = 0.56 |
US score | ND | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 |
| Â | Â | rho = -0.08 | rho = 0.05 |
| Â | Â | P = 0.57 | P = 0.72 |
Fibrosis score | TGF-β1 | ND | TGF-β1 |
| Â | rho = -0.09 | Â | rho = 0.05 |
| Â | P = 0.60 | Â | P = 0.75 |
Age | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 | TGF-β1 |
| Â | r = -0.02 | r = 0.02 | r = -0.009 |
| Â | P = 0.9 | P = 0.9 | P = 0.9 |