a nonsignificant trendp > 0.20
Results Patients showed lower myostatin values (978.48 ± 805.84 pg/mL) than controls (1440.89 ± 479.62 pg/mL, Z = 3.80; p < 0.001, Figure 1 ), although patients with cirrhosis showed a nonsignificant trend to higher values (996.10 ± 810.13 pg/mL) than patients without cirrhosis (963.61 ± 814.86 pg/mL; Z = 0.24; p > 0.20; NS).