Table 2 Association of ascites miR levels to age, gender, severity and aetiology of liver disease and ascites protein levels.

From: MicroRNA-155 is upregulated in ascites in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

  

miR-125b [rho]

MiR-155 [rho]

Age

 

0.03

0.04

Ascites total Protein

 

0.04

0.13

Serum bilirubin

 

−0.10

−0.13

Serum creatinine

 

−0.23*

−0.03

INR

 

0.001

−0.009

MELD

 

−0.20+

−0.004

  

miR-125b [2−ΔCT × 10−3]

MiR-155 [2−ΔCT × 10−3]

Gender

male/female

0.12/0.18

0.03/0.03

Aetiology

alcoholic/viral

0.1/0.2

0.03/0.04

  1. +p < 0.1; *p = 0.05; CT: cycle threshold; INR: International normalized ratio; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; miR: microRNA.
  2. Data are given as spearman’s correlation coefficient or as median. Statistical analysis with spearman’s rank correlation or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney-U test.
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