Table 2

Table showing the correlation between inflammatory markers with liver function parameters

	Patients with normal liver enzyme levels		Patients with abnormal liver enzyme levels
	r	P	r	P
CRP vs.
AST	−0.01	ns	0.323	0.0022
ALT	−0.07	ns	0.346	0.0010
GGT	0.10	ns	0.444	<0.0001
ALP	0.16	ns	0.186	ns
Total protein	−0.065	ns	−0.299	<0.005
Albumin	−0.1451	ns	−0.523	<0.0001
Total Bilirubin	0.0103	ns	0.0235	ns
Ferritin vs.
AST	−0.12	ns	0.39	0.0002
ALT	−0.2	ns	0.43	<0.001
GGT	0.32	0.01	0.56	<0.001
ALP	0.43	0.0004	0.31	<0.003
Total protein	−0.0097	ns	−0.42	<0.0001
Albumin	0.086	ns	0.07	ns
Total Bilirubin	0.027	ns	−0.04	0.0068

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C reactive protein; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase.