Serum levels of soluble Fas, soluble tumor necrosis factor-receptor II, interleukin-2 receptor and interleukin-8 as early predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian patients with hepatitis C virus genotype-4

Table 3 Correlation of different markers, liver enzymes showing Pearson's r value and p-values

Labs	ALT	ALP	log-HCV titer	sFas	sTNFR-II	IL-2R	IL-8
AST	0.55 (0.000)	0.497 (0.000)	-0.481 (0.000)	0.127 (0.3)	0.265 (0.029)	0.332 (0.006)	-0.415 (0.000)
ALT		0.590 (0.000)	0.027 (0.828)	0.338 (0.002)	0.253 (0.021)	0.392 (0.000)	-0.269 (0.014)
ALP			-0.218 (0.083)	0.081 (0.5)	0.342 (0.004)	0.374 (0.002)	-0.488 (0.000)
log-HCV titer				0.006 (0.96)	-0.220 (0.067)	-0.170 (0.15)	0.488 (0.000)
sFas					0.276 (0.010)	0.403 (0.000)	-0.139 (0.199)
sTNFR-II						0.598 (0.000)	-0.304 (0.004)
IL-2R							-0.236 (0.028)

Correlation is significant at the level of α < 0.05. The p-value appears within brackets. AST - aspartate aminotransaminase; ALT - alanine aminotransferase; ALP - alkaline phosphatase.