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Table 4 Correlation between serum ferritin and biochemical factors (n = 80)

From: Significance of serum ferritin as a prognostic factor in advanced hepatobiliary cancer patients treated with Korean medicine: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Correlation coefficients

P-value

Hb (g/dL)

−0.13

0.240

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.18

0.117

AST (IU/L)

0.21

0.064

ALT (IU/L)

0.23

0.037

γ-GT (IU/L)

0.23

0.038

PT INR

0.33

0.002

Albumin (g/dL)

−0.28

0.012

WBC (×103/μL)

0.46

< 0.001

CRP (mg/L)

0.68

< 0.001

  1. Hb hemoglobin, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, PT INR prothrombin time international normalized ratio, WBC white blood cell, CRP c-reactive protein