Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2010 Nov 12;158(4):562–565.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.09.061

TABLE 4.

Cumulative incidence of diseases associated with >1% cholestasis in infancy

Diagnosis N per 10,000 1 in “x” Cholestatic
Bliary tract disorders 81 3.0 1 in 3348 63.0%

 Biliary atresia 27 1.0 1 in 10040 100.0%

Liver diseases 142 5.2 1 in 1910 35.2%
Viral hepatitides 26 1.0 1 in 10428 30.8%
Gastrointestinal disorders 706 26.0 1 in 384 5.1%

 Intestinal atresia 143 5.3 1 in 1896 4.9%
 Hirschsprung’s disease 76 2.8 1 in 3568 1.3%

Metabolic disorders 334 12.3 1 in 812 3.6%
Down’s Syndrome 259 9.6 1 in 1047 3.5%
Severe bacterial infections 2152 79.4 1 in 126 1.3%

Cholestatic refers to subjects with a maximum CB ≥2 mg/dL or DB ≥5 mg/dL in their 1st year after birth