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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7179-7182
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7179
Table 3 Correlations between staging and grading according different histological scoring systems
Scoring systemBatts gradeBatts stageIshak gradeIshak stageMETAVIR stage
Batts grade-r = 0.385r = 0.825r = 0.392r = 0.405
P = 0.00014P = 0.0000001P = 0.0001P = 0.00005
Batts stager = 0.385-r = 0.522r = 0.713r = 0.713
P = 0.00014P = 0.0000001P = 0.0000001P = 0.0000001
Ishak grader = 0.825r = 0.522-r = 0.409r = 0.41
P =0.0000001P = 0.0000001P = 0.000045P = 0.000045
Ishak stager = 0.392r = 0.713r = 0.409-r = 0.758
P = 0.0001P = 0.0000001P = 0.000045P = 0.0000001
METAVIR stager = 0.405r = 0.713r = 0.41r = 0.758-
P = 0.00005P = 0.0000001P = 0.000045P = 0.0000001