Table 4 The correlations between the studied parameters
From: The role of miRNA-29b1, MMP-2, MMP-9 mRNAs, and proteins in early diagnosis of HCC
| Â | MMP-2 Protein ng/mL | MMP-2 gene expression | MMP-9 Protein ng/mL | MMP-9 gene expression | miRNA-29b1 | AFP ng/mL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMP-2 Protein ng/mL | 1 | r = 0.478 P < 0.001 | r = 0.496 P < 0.001 | r = 0.497 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.458 P < 0.001 | r = 0.503 P < 0.001 |
MMP-2 gene expression | r = 0.478 P < 0.001 | 1 | r = 0.643 P < 0.001 | r = 0.620 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.563 P < 0.001 | r = 0.016 P ˃0.05 |
MMP-9 Protein ng/mL | r = 0.496 P < 0.001 | r = 0.643 P < 0.001 | 1 | r = 0.624 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.655 P < 0.001 | r = 0.042 P ˃0.05 |
MMP-9 gene expression | r = 0.497 P < 0.001 | r = 0.620 P < 0.001 | r = 0.624 P < 0.001 | 1 | r = − 0.494 P < 0.001 | r = 0.068 P ˃0.05 |
miRNA-29b1 | r = − 0.458 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.563 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.655 P < 0.001 | r = − 0.494 P < 0.001 | 1 | r = − 0.028 P ˃ 0.05 |
AFP ng/mL | r = 0.503 P < 0.001 | r = 0.016 P ˃0.05 | r = 0.042 P ˃0.05 | r = 0.068 P ˃0.05 | r = − 0.028 P ˃ 0.05 | 1 |