Soluble ST2 Plasma Concentrations Predict Mortality in HBV-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Table 3

Correlations between soluble ST2 (sST2) and clinical markers of disease severity in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure.

	sST2
	Week 2		Week 3
		value		value
ALT	0.176	0.233	0.101	0.500
TBIL	0.616	<0.001	0.751	<0.001
INR	0.457	0.001	0.629	<0.001
MELD score	0.554	<0.001	0.735	<0.001

values from Spearman’s rank correlation test.
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TBIL, total bilirubin; INR, prothrombin time international normalized ratio; MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease.