Table 1 Association between MR values, disease symptoms, enzyme activity, and histopathological measurements.

    Pearson’s r

r = 0.45

r = −0.05

r = 0.79

    p-value

p = 0.0094 (**)

p = 0.77

p < 0.0001 (****)

    Equation

Y = −0.00074X + 0.0001

Y = 0.00012X − 5e-005

Y = −5.9e-006X + 5e-005

    r²

r² = 0.97

r² = 0.10

r² = 0.50

    p-value

p = 0.014 (*)

p = 0.69

p = 0.29

    Equation

Y = −0.00073X + 0.00031

Y = 0.00024X + 7e-005

Y = 2.03e-007X + 0.0002

    r²

r² = 0.30

r² = 0.13

r² = 0.00

    p-value

p = 0.46

p = 0.64

p = 0.98

    Equation

Y = 330X − 16

Y = −18X + 30

Y = 2.9X + 7

    r²

r² = 0.98

r² = 0.01

r² = 0.60

    p-value

p = 0.013 (*)

p = 0.89

p = 0.23

    Equation

Y = 209X − 13

Y = 9X + 1

Y = 2.1X + 0.3

    r²

r² = 0.92

r² = 0.01

r² = 0.73

    p-value

p = 0.041 (*)

p = 0.92

p = 0.15

    Equation

Y = 194X − 11

Y = −16X + 20

Y = 1.3X + 4

    r²

r² = 0.83

r² = 0.02

r² = 0.32

    p-value

p = 0.09

p = 0.84

p = 0.44

    Equation

Y = 302X − 6

Y = −95X + 90

Y = 2.4X + 16

    r²

r² = 0.81

r² = 0.33

r² = 0.42

    p-value

p = 0.10

p = 0.43

p = 0.35

    Equation

Y = 21X − 1.4

Y = 0.25X + 1

Y = 0.3X − 0.3

    r²

r² = 0.59

r² = 0.00

r² = 0.94

    p-value

p = 0.19

p = 0.98

p = 0.027 (*)

    Equation

Y = 296X − 5.4

Y = −88X + 85

Y = 2X + 18

    r²

p = 0.12

r² = 0.28

r² = 0.20

    p-value

r² = 0.77

p = 0.47

p = 0.56

    Equation

Y = −284X + 73

Y = 66X − 1

Y = −1X + 50

    r²

r² = 0.72

r² = 0.16

r² = 0.16

    p-value

p = 0.15

p = 0.60

p = 0.61

    Pearson’s r

r = 0.54

r = −0.07

Not applicable

    p-value

p = 0.0028 (**)

p = 0.73

Not applicable