Bone Health in a Nonjaundiced Population of Children with Biliary Atresia
Table 1
Subject characteristics between the ages of 3 and 18.
Biliary atresia
Controls
16
11
178
Age (year) Range    
.17
4.0 to 18.6
Gender
9 M/7 F
6 M/5 F
76 M/109 F
.38
Race (% African American)
8
10
39
.04
Tanner distribution ( at stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
(15, 0, 1, 1, 0)
(9, 0, 1, 1, 0)
(114, 27, 15, 21, 8)
.59
Height -score
.14
BMI -score
.64
Weight -score
Serum alanine transferase (U/L)1
Serum albumin (g/dL)
Serum total bilirubin (mg/dL)2
Serum direct bilirubin (mg/dL)3
Serum alkaline phosphatase
Serum 25–OH vitamin D (ng/mL)4
Bone age delay (Years)5
Mean SD 1Data available for 9 subjects 2Data available for 10 subjects 3Data available for 10 subjects 4Data available for 6 subjects 5Data available for 9 subjects