Table 2 Correlation between TSP2 and clinicopathological parameters in Study 1.

From: Circulating thrombospondin 2 as a predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B patients undergoing nucleos(t)ide analog therapy

Correlation with TSP2 (n = 87)

r

P-value

Age

0.166

0.123

Laboratory data

 PLT

0.011

0.919

 Alb

− 0.101

0.352

 T. Bil

0.209

0.051

 AST

− 0.027

0.801

 ALT

0.003

0.981

 M2BPGi

0.073

0.501

 HBV-DNA

− 0.209

0.092

Pathology

 METAVIR

 Fibrosis stage

− 0.059

0.587

 Activity grade

0.024

0.825

  1. Alb, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HBV, hepatitis B virus; M2BPGi, mac-2 binding protein glycan isomer; PLT, platelet count; T. Bil, total bilirubin; TSP2, thrombospondin 2.
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