Table 1.

Patients’ baseline characteristics.

Variable	n (%) or mean ± SD
Clinical and demographic data:
Saudi citizens	11 (48)
Female sex	13 (57)
Age at diagnosis (days)	67 ± 37
Positive consanguinity	12 (52)
Family history of biliary atresia	1 (4)
Splenic malformation	1 (4)
Other malformations	9 (39)
Cardiovascular	5 (21)
Renal	3 (13)
Other (inguinal hernia)	1 (4)
Biochemical data:
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)	165.8 ± 56.4
Direct bilirubin (µmol/L)	131.6 ± 47.8
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	166 ± 93
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	240 ± 139
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	815 ± 405
Albumin (g/L)	33 ± 5
Gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L)	530 ± 318
Impaired synthetic function	3 (14)
25-OH Vitamin D (nmol/L)	19 ± 16.8

SD, standard deviation.