Changes of liver enzymes and bilirubin during ischemic stroke: mechanisms and possible significance

BMC Neurology

Table 3 Simple correlations of the study variables with the logarithm of cerebral infarct volume

Variable	Admission			7th day			Δ (7th day - Admission)
	N	r	P	N	r	P	N	r	P
Log (GOT)	172	0.24	0.002	137	0.35	<0.001	136	0.07	0.42
Log (GPT)	173	0.14	0.08	138	0.16	0.07	138	-0.00	0.96
Log (γGT)	173	0.11	0.15	136	0.34	<0.001	136	0.29	<0.001
Log (Unconjugated bilirubin)	160	0.04	0.63	129	0.04	0.63	117	-0.07	0.43
Erythrocytes	171	-0.03	0.48	141	-0.02	0.82	139	-0.03	0.68
Haemoglobin	172	-0.04	0.59	141	-0.01	0.94	140	0.04	0.64
Log (WBC)	170	0.38	<0.001	136	0.36	<0.001	134	0.08	0.37
Platelets	172	0.08	0.28	137	0.07	0.42	136	0.02	0.83
Log (CRP)	163	0.33	<0.001	123	0.41	<0.001	116	0.29	0.002

Only the variables with significant changes during the first week are shown.
CRP = C-reactive protein, GOT = Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, GPT = glutamate piruvate transaminase, γGT = gamma glutamyl transferase, WBC = white blood cells.

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