Transient elastography compared to liver biopsy and morphometry for predicting fibrosis in pediatric chronic liver disease: Does etiology matter?

Table 5 Correlation of liver stiffness with age, laboratory, and histopathological parameters of the studied patients

Parameter	Correlation
	r	P value
Age (yr)	0.267	0.011
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.433	< 0.0001
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.506	< 0.0001
Albumin (g/dL)	-0.419	< 0.0001
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	0.622	< 0.0001
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	0.559	< 0.0001
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	0.261	0.013
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)	0.559	< 0.0001
Prothrombin time (s)	0.322	0.002
Ishak activity grade	0.760	< 0.0001
Ishak fibrosis stage	0.879	< 0.0001