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Table 1 Demographic data, biochemical characteristics, and liver stiffness scores of controls and biliary atresia patients.

From: Serum adiponectin and transient elastography as non-invasive markers for postoperative biliary atresia

Variables

Controls

(n = 20)

BA Patients

(n = 60)

P-value

Age (years)

10.1 ± 0.7

9.6 ± 0.7

0.1

Gender (Female: Male)

10:10

32:28

0.5

BMI (kg/m2)

18.5 ± 0.5

18.0 ± 0.6

0.5

Albumin (g/dl)

-

4.3 ± 0.1

NA

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

-

2.7 ± 0.5

NA

Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)

-

2.2 ± 0.5

NA

AST (IU/l)

-

128.1 ± 11.2

NA

ALT (IU/l)

-

109.5 ± 10.7

NA

ALP (IU/l)

-

431.0 ± 28.0

NA

Platelet count (103/mm3)

-

162.7 ± 12.8

NA

APRI

-

3.0 ± 0.3

NA

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

11.1 ± 1.1

15.5 ± 1.1

0.03

Hyaluronic acid (ng/ml)

23.9 ± 1.5

50.3 ± 7.1

0.03

Liver stiffness (kPa)

5.1 ± 0.5

30.1 ± 3.0

<0.001

  1. The data was expressed as mean ± SEM. BA, biliary atresia; BMI, body mass index; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; APRI, aspartate aminotransferase to platelets ratio index; NA, not applicable