Figure 2

Correlations between (A) CRP and Child-Pugh class, (B) CRP and tumor stage, (C) NLR and Child-Pugh class, (D) NLR and tumor stage, and (E) CRP and NLR. The levels of CRP and NLR tends to escalate with aggravating Child-Pugh class from A to C (A, r = 0.311, p < 0.001; C, r = 0.306, p < 0.001) or progressing tumor stage from I to IV (B, r = 0.475, p < 0.001; D, r = 0.358, p < 0.001). (E) There is a significant positive inter-correlation between CRP and NLR (r = 0.570, p < 0.001).