Table 3 Relation between NET levels and etiology of chronic liver disease
|  | Number | NETs (mg/dL) | Mann–Whitney test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | z | p-value | Sig | ||
HCV | 61 (78.2%) | 320 (300–640) |  − 0.408 | 0.683 | NS |
Viral and HCC | 23 (29.5%) | 450 (300–1500) |  − 1.025 | 0.305 | NS |
Bilharzial | 6 (7.7%) | 900 (450–1200) |  − 1.229 | 0.219 | NS |
HBV | 4 (5.1%) | 240 (165–825) |  − 1.119 | 0.263 | NS |
Nash | 1 (1.3%) | 300 (300–300) |  − 0.714 | 0.475 | NS |
Cardiac cirrhosis | 1 (1.3%) | 320 (320–320) |  − 0.048 | 0.962 | NS |
UN-diagnosed | 9 (11.5%) | 300 (270–390) |  − 0.904 | 0.366 | NS |