The Correlation between miR-122 and Lipoprotein Lipase Expression in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Table 2

The list of correlations (Spearman rank correlation test) found for data obtained by the analysis of sera (S), liver biopsies (L), and PBMCs (P) samples collected from CHC patients.

Compared parameters	Correlation coefficient value	P value
miR-122 (L) vs HCV RNA (S)	+0,63	0,006
miR-122 (L) vs IFN γ (S)	+0,54	0,024
miR-122 (P) vs HCV RNA (S)	-0,81	0,026
miR-122 (P) vs miR-122 (B)	-0,93	0,001
LPL (L) vs LPL (P)	-0,56	0,028
LPL (L) vs miR-122 (B)	-0,47	0,014
LPL (L) vs HCV RNA (S)	-0,31	0,06
LPL (P) vs HCV RNA (S)	+0,42	0,036

- indicates a tendency.