Serum complement C4a and its relation to liver fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis C

Table 3 Serum complement C4a according to different transaminases levels, viral loads and histopathological findings

Parameter	C4a (mg/L)	P value
Fibrosis stage		0.786
No/Mild (n = 13)	154.65 ± 20.59
Moderate (n = 17)	152.97 ± 17.72
Activity grade		0.809
Minimal (n = 10)	155.1 ± 21.93
Mild (n = 20)	152.99 ± 17.43
Steatosis		0.186
Present (n = 8)	146.13 ± 3.32
Absent (n = 22)	156.45 ± 21.19
Normal transaminases (n = 14)	155.36 ± 21.33	0.868
Elevated transaminases (n = 16)	152.25 ± 16.62
Viremia		0.561
Low viremia (n = 17)	156.37 ± 18.91
Moderate viremia (n = 9)	152.43 ± 22.19
High viremia (n = 4)	145.2 ± 3.96