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. 2019 Jun 26;14(6):e0218896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218896

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
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