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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics

From: Role of hepatobiliary scintigraphy with different semi-quantitative parameters along with histopathological scoring in differentiating biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis

Parameter

Pathologic diagnosis

P value

BA (21)

Number and %

NH (40)

Number and %

Age:

0.152**

• Mean (SD)

70 ± 30.5

84.7 ± 33.3

• Median(IQR)

60 (45)

90 (52.5)

Total bilirubin

0.802**

• Mean (SD)

13 ± 14.9

10 ± 6.5

• Median (IQR)

8.05 (7)

8.65 (11)

Direct bilirubin

0.641**

• Mean (SD)

15 ± 38.5

6 ± 4.2

• Median (IQR)

6.5 (5)

5 (7)

Sex

0.684*

• Male

12(57.1%)

25 (62.5%)

• Female

9 (42.9%)

15 (37.5%)

Stool color

0.635*

• Pigmented

14 (66.7%)

29 (72.5%)

• Acholic

7 (33.3%)

11 (27.5%)

Dark urine

0.907*

• Present

6 (28.6%)

12 (30%)

• Absent

15 (71.4%)

28 (70%)

Liver size

0.545*

• Normal

11 (52.4%)

20 (50%)

• Absent

8 (38.1%)

12 (30%)

• Not assessed

2 (9.5%)

8 (20%)

ICU admission:

0.662*

• Yes

8 (38.1%)

13 (32.5%)

• No

13 (61.9%)

27 (67.5%)

Blood transfusion

0.576*

• Yes

3 (15%)

8 (21%)

• No

17 (85%)

30 (79%)

Fever

0.335*

• Present

1 (4.8%)

5 (12.5%)

• Absent

20 (95.2%)

35 (87.5%)

TORCH

0.455*

• Positive

5 (23.8%)

5 (12.5%)

• Negative

16 (76.2%)

35 (87.5%)

  1. Statistical relationships were evaluated by Chi-square test*, Mann-Whitney test**. SD standard deviation