Validation of Hepascore as a Predictor of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Table 1

Range of variation for independent variables.

Variable		Marker
		HA; (𝑋± std error mean)	GGT; (𝑋± std error mean)	Bilirubin; (𝑋± std error mean)	𝛼=𝑀; (𝑋± std error mean)
Age group*	18–20 yr	34.7±5.3	60±10.9	32.9±4.9	2.1±0.15
	27–31 yr	23.6±2.8	43±4	15.3±0.67	1.4±0.12
	32–46 yr	21.8±4.6	51.6±6.2	15±1.3	1.9±0.2
	47–65 yr	96.1±31.3	59.3±7	16.5±1.5	3.4±0.2
𝑃 value for age**		0.003^∗∗	0.42	<0.001**	<0.001**
Sex***	Male	29±3.34	56±4.6	18.5±1	2.1±0.12
	Female	125.95±46.33	41.6±4.2	32.2±9.6	3±0.37
𝑃 value for sex**		<0.001**	0.19	0.004^∗	0.004^∗
Biopsy*	F0	31.5±7	44.9±7.1	31.5±8.9	1.7±0.1
	F1	16.25±2.2	39.25±5.4	18.8±1.1	1.8±0.19
	F2	26.16±4.5	68.24±8.8	13.27±0.93	2±0.24
	F3	30.6±4.8	32.33±3.1	11.9±1.6	2.5±0.52
	F4	121.97±34.5	72.62±10.2	27±1.7	3.4±0.14
𝑃 value for biopsy**		<0.001**	0.003^∗∗	0.002^∗∗	<0.001**

*Performed by one-way ANOVA.
**Significant at 0.05.
***Performed by independent  𝑡-test.