Table 3.

Comparison of hepatic function within the first week of life

	Symptomatic group (n = 134)	Asymptomatic group (n = 84)	P
ALT (U/L)	21.5 (13.7, 43.9)	26.0 (17.0, 37.4)	0.356
AST (U/L)	41.8 (29.9, 61.3)	42.2 (32.9, 52.8)	0.752
GGT (U/L)	163.0 (89.3, 387.5)	70.0 (25.0, 122.1)	0.000*
TBIL (umol/L)	75.6 (28.5, 160.2)	21.1 (9.3, 71.1)	0.000*
DBIL (umol/L)	11.5 (5.9, 26.2)	4.8 (2.2, 11.6)	0.000*

Comparison of hepatic function within the first week of life between the two groups. Nonnormally distributed data was described as M (P₂₅, P₇₅)

*P value < 0.05