Biopsy-driven diagnosis in infants with cholestatic jaundice in Iran

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the 55 infants with cholestasis included for analysis of biopsy diagnosis

Variable	Mean ± SD	Range
Gestational age (wk)	38.4 ± 2.7	31-41
Birth weight (g)	2785 ± 658	1300-3980
Age when jaundice came to clinical attention (d)	43.8 ± 93	1-630
Age at liver biopsy (d)	102 ± 110	8-690
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	13.6 ± 5.9	3.9-36
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	7.3 ± 3.4	2.4-19
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	1244 ± 800	9.5-3379
AST (IU/L)	280 ± 223	36-1009
ALT (IU/L)	238 ± 486	16-3510
GGT (IU/L)	412 ± 508	35-1981
PT (s)	14.6 ± 4.5	11-38
PTT (s)	39.2 ± 10	26-82
Albumin (g/dL)	3.5 ± 0.9	1.3-5.4
Hgb (g/dL)	10 ± 1.9	6.9-16.4
Platelet × 103/μL	381 ± 164	76-700

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; Hgb: Hemoglobin; PT: Prothrombin time; PTT: Partial thromboplastin time.