Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 92-96
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.92
Table 1 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients
IOCHH15LHL15ICG R15
ICG R15-0.761-0.666-0.627 1
Albumin0.6110.56-0.582 -0.538
PT0.5560.555-0.521 -0.549
Platelets0.6070.571-0.572 -0.465
ChE0.5480.481-0.496 -0.481
T. Bil-0.552-0.5080.510.53
ICG R15: Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min; PT: Prothrombin time; ChE: Choline esterase level; T. Bil: Total bilirubin concentration; IOC: Index of convexity; HH15: Clearance index; LHL15: Receptor index.
Table 2 Comparison of each index by liver histology
IndexPatient group (mean ± SD)
F ratio1P value2
Normal liverChronic hepatitisLiver cirrhosis
IOC0.64 ± 0.090.60 ± 0.120.46 ± 0.1257.8< 0.0001
HH150.53 ± 0.080.57 ± 0.090.66 ± 0.1048.2< 0.0001
LHL150.94 ± 0.020.93 ± 0.030.89 ± 0.0821.7< 0.0001
ICG R1511.7 ± 8.814.3 ± 8.323.7 ± 13.820.3< 0.0001
1F ratio obtained by one way analysis of variance (ANOVA);
2Probability value for the differences among the 3 groups, obtained by one-way ANOVA. IOC: Index of Convexity; ICG R15: Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min; HH15: Clearance index; LHL15: Receptor index.