Table 1.
Characteristics of children with biliary atresia in stages I and II (n = 188) n (%)
| Variable | Stage I (n = 74) | Stage II (n = 114) | P-value |
| Gender | 0.146 | ||
| Boys | 45 (60.8) | 57 (50.0) | |
| Girls | 29 (39.2) | 57 (50.0) | |
| Age | 0.315 | ||
| ≤ 12 mo | 53 (71.6) | 89 (78.1) | |
| > 12 mo | 21 (28.4) | 25 (21.9) | |
| Place of birth | 0.698 | ||
| Rural | 44 (59.5) | 71 (62.3) | |
| Urban | 30 (40.5) | 43 (37.7) | |
| Hospital class for initial treatments | 0.072 | ||
| I or II | 49 (66.2) | 89 (78.1) | |
| III | 25 (33.8) | 25 (21.9) | |
| Previous surgical intervention | |||
| None | 28 (37.9) | 39 (34.2) | 0.612 |
| Laparotomy | 22 (29.7) | 24 (21.1) | 0.176 |
| KP | 24 (32.4) | 51 (44.7) | 0.092 |
| Referral for transplantation | < 0.001 | ||
| Referred | 32 (43.2) | 81 (71.1) | |
| Non-referred | 42 (56.8) | 33 (28.9) | |
| Reason for no transplantation | |||
| Refusal by the parents | 20 (27.0) | 16 (14.0) | 0.027 |
| Lack of a suitable graft | 9 (12.2) | 21 (18.4) | 0.252 |
KP: Kasai procedure.