Dual-sugar tests of small intestinal permeability are poor predictors of bacterial infections and mortality in cirrhosis: A prospective study

Table 2 Nonparametric correlation of the intestinal permeability index with baseline laboratory data

	Spearman’s rho	P value
Age	-0.166	0.270
Child-Pugh score	0.484	0.0007
MELD score	0.282	0.060
Bilirubin	0.381	0.009
International normalized ratio	0.445	0.002
Creatinine	-0.214	0.154
Serum albumin	-0.339	0.021
Sodium	0.013	0.930
White blood cells	0.174	0.247
C-reactive protein	0.102	0.499
Platelets	0.049	0.748
Alanine aminotransferase	-0.063	0.686
Aspartate aminotransferase	0.347	0.041