Serum Inter-Alpha-Trypsin Inhibitor Heavy Chain 4 (ITIH4) in Children with Chronic Hepatitis C: Relation to Liver Fibrosis and Viremia

Table 4

Correlation of ITIH4 with laboratory and histopathological parameters in liver biopsy.

Parameter	ITIH4 (pg/mL)
		-value
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	−0.233	0.193
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	−0.204	0.254
Albumin (g/dL)	−0.232	0.194
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	−0.03	0.867
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	−0.141	0.434
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)	−0.316	0.684
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	−0.143	0.506
HCV-RNA (IU/mL)	−0.318	0.071
Fibrosis stage	0.422	0.015
Activity grade	0.082	0.650