Multimarker model for non-invasive assessment of variceal bleeding in chronic hepatitis C cirrhotic patients

Table 11 Spearman’s correlation between varices and different parameters in group I and group II

Parameter	OV1		FV1		OV2		FV2
	ρ	P value	ρ	P value	ρ	P value	ρ	P value
TSH (μIU/mL)	0.25	0.17	0.15	0.42	0.38	0.03	-0.25	0.16
FT3 (pmol/L)	-0.61	< 0.001	0.14	0.44	-0.51	< 0.001	-0.15	0.41
FT4 (pmol/L)	-0.22	0.23	0.10	0.58	-0.32	0.07	-0.27	0.13
PLT (× 103/μL)	-0.52	< 0.001	0.10	0.58	-0.52	< 0.001	0.14	0.43
INR	0.35	0.04	0.02	0.90	0.36	0.04	-0.33	0.05
Spleen size (cm)	0.44	0.01	0.02	0.90	0.43	0.01	0.18	0.32
PVD (mm)	0.49	0.005	0.10	0.58	0.46	0.008	0.06	0.73
Child-Pugh score	0.54	0.001	0.16	0.38	0.38	0.03	0.06	0.73
MELD score	0.56	< 0.001	0.13	0.47	0.45	0.01	0.08	0.65

¹Group I.

²Group II.

Data are expressed as Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients (ρ) and corresponding P-values. TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone; OV: Oesophageal varices; FV: Fundal varices; FT3: Free triiodothyronine; FT4: Free thyroxine; PLT: Platelet count; INR: International normalized ratio; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; PVD: Portal vein diameter.