Research Article
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 m2) | 0.13 | 0.39 | HB (g/dl) | 0.11 | 0.46 | Platelets (n × 103/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 m2) | 0.09 | 0.55 | HB (g/dl) | 0.16 | 0.06 | Platelets (n × 103/μl) | 0.10 | 0.50 |
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r: correlation coefficient.
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