Additionally, patients with COX-2 (+) exhibited a higher prevalence of ascites (15.2% vs 2.5%; P = .022), worse Child-Pugh scores (10.9% vs 1.3%; P = .047), elevated γGT levels (88.0 [45.5, 280.5] vs 45.0 [30.0, 93.0], P = .002), increased ALP levels (124.5 [85.5, 243.3] vs 94.0 [80.0, 123.0], P = .002), higher alanine aminotransferase levels (50% vs 21.5%; P < .001), elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels (37.0% vs 12.7%; P = .001), and increased total bilirubin levels (16.2 [12.8, 21.9] vs 13.8 [10.8, 17.2], P = .011) (Table 5). Here, GPT is linked to Ascites.