Table 4 Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparison of pre- and post-treatment variables.

From: Modulation of glucose metabolism and insulin resistance following hepatitis C virus clearance via direct-acting antivirals

Tests

N

W

Standard error

z

p-value

Cholesterol

190

13.000

753.036

− 11.904

< 0.001

Triglycerides

190

0.000

759.011

− 11.953

< 0.001

ALT

190

2266.000

741.054

− 8.802

< 0.001

AST

190

1085.000

735.158

− 10.352

< 0.001

ALP

190

15,032.500

753.034

8.041

< 0.001

Total bilirubin

190

7062.000

641.604

− 0.454

< 0.005

Albumin

190

18,067

758.464

11.859

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

190

0.000

759.013

− 11.953

< 0.001

  1. tests, the parameters being assessed; N, the number of patients in the analysis; W, Wilcoxon test statistic; standard error, measure of variability in W; z, standardized test statistic; p-value, significance level.