Serum retinol-binding protein 4 as a predictor of fibrosis regression and response to direct-acting antiviral drugs in chronic hepatitis C virus patients

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 9 Correlation between baseline RBP4 level with different data among relapse group

Correlations
Relapse patients	RBP4 before treatment
Relapse patients	R	P value
Age	− 0.536	0.015*
Spleen size (cm)	− 0.149	0.532
PV diameter (mm)	− 0.110	0.645
Liver size (cm)	0.091	0.702
Total cholesterol	0.663	0.001*
Triglycerides	0.596	0.006*
HBA1C	− 0.023	0.923
HDL	− 0.178	0.454
LDL	0.628	0.003*
PCR (IU/ml) before treatment	0.082	0.732
Total leucocytic count (X 10^9 cells/L)	0.386	0.092
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	0.284	0.224
Platelet (X 10^9 cells/L)	0.257	0.274
Prothrombin time	0.320	0.170
AST (U/L)	0.315	0.176
ALT (U/L)	0.592	0.006*
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	− 0.235	0.319
Albumin(g/dl)	− 0.188	0.429
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	0.322	0.678
Fibroscan (kPa)	− 0.120	0.613