Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in HCV-Positive Egyptian Patients Treated with Sofosbuvir

Table 3

Correlation analysis of serum NGAL at EOT with baseline and EOT parameters.

Parameter	r	value
Baseline parameters
Age (years)	−0.05	0.74
BMI	0.006	0.97
HCV_PCR (copies/ml)	0.26	0.09
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.07	0.66
Serum albumin (mg/dl)	0.11	0.48
INR	−0.02	0.89
ALT (U/L)	−0.09	0.55
AST (U/L)	−0.11	0.47
Creatinine (mg/dl)	−0.04	0.78
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m^2)	0.13	0.39
HB (g/dl)	0.11	0.46
Platelets (n × 10^3/μl)	0.13	0.39
FIB4 score	−0.19	0.21
APRI score	−0.17	0.26
EOT parameters
ALT (U/L)	−0.05	0.72
AST (U/L)	-0.1	0.49
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	-0.03	0.83
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.07	0.65
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m^2)	0.09	0.55
HB (g/dl)	0.16	0.06
Platelets (n × 10^3/μl)	0.10	0.50

r: correlation coefficient.