Table 4.
Laboratory and imaging investigations among the studied groups (N = 81)
| Parameter | Diagnosis | KW | P-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biliary atresia | ||||||||||
| Type I (n= 19) |
Type II a (n= 2) |
Type II b (n= 45) |
Type III (n= 15) |
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| Total bilirubin | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 11.31 ±2.67 | 9.35 ±0.21 | 10.80 ±4.59 | 9.46 ±2.93 | 0.736 | 0.534 | ||||
| Range | 6.10-16.20 | 9.20- 9.50 | 5.00 -29.00 | 5.90-15.40 | ||||||
| Direct bilirubin | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 7.69 ±1.82 | 6.30 ±0.57 | 7.65 ±3.16 | 6.80 ±1.68 | 0.566 | 0.639 | ||||
| Range | 4.00-11.00 | 5.90-6.70 | 3.00-21.00 | 3.80-10.20 | ||||||
| ALKP | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 608.68 ±260.30 | 278.00 ±111.72 | 510.76 ±264.11 | 514.07 ±245.02 | 1.323 | 0.273 | ||||
| Range | 133.00-996.00 | 199.00-357.00 | 200.00-1672.00 | 236.00-894.00 | ||||||
| GGT | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 843.53 ±397.26 | 754.00 ±306.88 | 1032.33 ±729.84 | 845.13 ±421.41 | 0.677 | 0.569 | ||||
| Range | 167.00-1720.00 | 537.00-971.00 | 196.00-3540.00 | 281.00-1658.00 | ||||||
| US of liver | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 8.25 ±1.06 | 7.40 ±0.85 | 8.48 ±1.01 | 8.23 ±1.37 | 0.818 | 0.488 | ||||
| Range | 6.40-11.00 | 6.80-8.00 | 6.00-11.00 | 6.00-12.00 | ||||||
| US of spleen | ||||||||||
| Mean ±SD | 5.80 ±0.85 | 5.75 ±0.35 | 24.07 ±116.16 | 6.54 ±1.41 | 0.279 | 0.840 | ||||
| Range | 4.30-7.50 | 5.50-6.00 | 4.00-777.00 | 4.00-9.50 | ||||||
ALKP – alkaline phosphatase, GGT – γ-glutamyl transferase