Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the 52 patients with biliary atresia surviving with native livers after Kasai surgery
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
| Sex | Male | 20 (38.4) |
| Female | 32 (61.6) | |
| Ethnicity | Chinese | 32 (61.5) |
| Malays | 15 (28.8) | |
| Indians | 5 (9.6) | |
| Age at Kasai surgery in d | mean ± SD | 65.5 ± 26.3 |
| Median | 60 | |
| Range | 30-148 | |
| Kasai surgery ≤ 60 d | Yes | 30 (57.7) |
| No | 22 (42.3) | |
| Age at latest follow-up in yr | mean ± SD | 8.3 ± 6.1 |
| Median | 7.4 | |
| Medical conditions present | No | 46 (88.5) |
| Yes | 6 (11.5) | |
| Congenital anomalies | 3 (5.7) | |
| Presence of failure to thrive | ||
| All, n = 52 | Yes | 14 (26.9) |
| No | 38 (73.1) | |
| < 5 yr old, n = 17 | Yes | 3 (17.6) |
| No | 14 (82.4) | |
| ≥ 5 yr old, n = 35 | Yes | 11 (31.4) |
| No | 24 (68.6) | |
| Short stature | ||
| All, n = 51 | Yes | 10 (19.6) |
| No | 41 (80.4) | |
| < 5 yr old, n = 16 | Yes | 1 (5.9) |
| No | 16 (94.1) | |
| ≥ 5 yr old, n = 32 | Yes | 9 (26.5) |
| No | 25 (73.5) | |
| Laboratory indices at review | White cell count, × 109/L | 6.2 (4.8) |
| Median (IQR) | Platelet count, × 109/L | 131 (169) |
| Total bilirubin, μmol/L | 18 (39) | |
| Serum albumin, g/L | 41 (8) | |
| International normalised ratio | 1.1 (0.1) | |
| Alanine transferase, IU/L | 54 (64) | |
| Aspartate transferase, IU/L | 70 (80) | |
| Gamma glutamyl-transpeptidase, IU/L | 109 (174) |
Congenital anomalies present: One each for aortic anomalies, atrial septal defect and craniosynostosis. IQR: Interquartile range.