Table 4 Comparison of MMP7 and GGT levels by patients’ gender
From: Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 levels in infants with cholestasis and biliary atresia
Total | Biliary atresia | non-BA cholestasis | Healthy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | P-value | |
MMP7 (ng/mL) | 10.54 ± 8.59 | 7.82 ± 4.98 | 0.137 | 18.59 ± 7.23 | 12.68 ± 4.22 | 0.034 | 4.86 ± 3.21 | 4.58 ± 1.74 | 0.766 | 0.44 ± 0.04 | 0.54 ± 0.45 | 0.316 |
GGT (U/L) | 428.56 ± 262.31 | 362.09 ± 182.14 | 0.063 | 649.17 ± 183.82 | 434.8 ± 178.8 | 0.012 | 252.07 ± 161.7 | 301.5 ± 168.44 | 0.446 | 180.74 ± 60.32 | 122.91 ± 42.24 | 0.001 |