Serum NGAL to Clinically Distinguish Cholangiocarcinoma from Benign Biliary Tract Diseases

Table 2

Pearson’s correlation coefficients of NGAL, CA19-9, BUN, creatinine, albumin, total bilirubin, AST, ALT and ALP.

Pearson correlation	CA19-9	BUN	Creatinine	Albumin	Total bilirubin	AST	ALT	ALP
NGAL	0.26*	0.21	0.09	−0.61^∗	0.43^∗	0.22	−0.055	0.02
CA19-9	0.26*	0.09	0.08	−0.40^∗	0.40^∗	0.08	−0.04	0.17

*Statistically significant; 𝑃<.05.