Correlation analysis of serum PIVKA with study variables.

Table 4: Correlation analysis of serum PIVKA with study variables.

S. No.	Parameters	PIVKA II		AFP
S. No.	Parameters	r value	p value	r value	p value
1	PIVKA II	1	-	0.428	0.007^*
2	AFP	0.428	0.007^*	1	-
3	Total Bilirubin	0.386	0.015^*	0.373	0.019^*
4	Direct Bilirubin	0.392	0.014^*	0.375	0.019^*
5	ALT	-0.094	0.569	-0.068	0.679
6	AST	0.068	0.680	-0.002	0.992
7	ALP	0.346	0.031^*	0.076	0.647
8	GGT	0.151	0.360	-0.036	0.829

*p value ≤ 0.05 is considered statistically significant. r = Pearson's correlation coefficient
FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; ALT: Alanine Transaminase; AST: Aspartate Transaminase; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; GGT: Gamma Glutamyl Transferase