Table 2. Demographic and liver function tests of PKBA patients.
Parameter | All patients (n = 33) | 25-OHVD < 23 (n = 23) | 25-OHVD ≥ 23 (n = 10) | p-value |
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Age (years) | 12.0 (5.5–18.5) | 12.0 (5.0–16.0) | 12.0 (5.0–19.0) | 0.814 |
Male, No. (%) | 12 (36.4) | 7 (30.4) | 5 (50) | 0.433 |
Weight for age | 0.054 | |||
5–15% | 2 | 2 (8.7%) | 0 (0) | |
15–50% | 7 | 2 (8.7%) | 5 (50%) | |
50–85% | 15 | 11 (47.8%) | 4 (40%) | |
85–97% | 9 | 8 (34.8%) | 1 (10%) | |
AST (U/L) | 48 (28.5–94.5) | 64 (34.5–132.75) | 29 (21–46) | 0.033 |
ALT (U/L) | 78 (30–123.5) | 98 (39.25–202) | 32 (17–92) | 0.063 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.7 (0–1.45) | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) | 0.7 (0.7–0.7) | 0.259 |
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.3 (0.2–0.9) | 0.3 (0.2–0.9) | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 0.166 |
r-GT (IU/L) | 103 (50–207) | 121.5 (71.75–235) | 64 (31–124.5) | 0.139 |
Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) or number (percentage).
Abbreviations: 25-OHVD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; PKBA: post Kasai’s portoenterostomy biliary atresia; rGT: gamma glutamyl transferase