Significance of serum leptin and adiponectin levels in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus associated hepatic steatosis and fibrosis

Table 3 Correlation between serum adiponectin and other parameters in patients studied

Parameter	Group I (n = 30)		Group II (n = 15)
	r	P value	r	P value
Age (yr)	-0.09	> 0.05 NS	-0.55	< 0.051
BMI (kg/m2)	-0.24	> 0.05 NS	-0.45	> 0.05 NS
AST (U/L)	-0.39	< 0.051	0.03	> 0.05 NS
ALT (U/L)	-0.15	> 0.05 NS	0.91	< 0.0011
PT (%)	-0.35	> 0.05 NS	-0.46	> 0.05 NS
Protein (gm/dL)	-0.09	> 0.05 NS	0.95	< 0.0011
Albumin (gm/dL)	-0.17	> 0.05 NS	0.68	< 0.0011
T.Bilirubin (mg/dL)	-0.16	> 0.05 NS	0.09	> 0.05 NS
ALP (U/L)	0.04	> 0.05 NS	0.41	> 0.05 NS
Urea (mg/dL)	-0.08	> 0.05 NS	-0.39	> 0.05 NS
Creatinine (mg/dL)	-0.10	> 0.05 NS	-0.35	> 0.05 NS

¹Significant. Group I: Patients with hepatic steatosis; Group II: Patients with hepatic fibrosis. NS: Non significant; BMI: Body mass index; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; PT: Prothrombin activity; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.