Table 5 Comparison of MMP7 and GGT levels by patients’ age
From: Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 levels in infants with cholestasis and biliary atresia
Total | Biliary atresia | non-BA cholestasis | Healthy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 28 | > 28 | p-value | ≤ 28 | > 28 | p-value | ≤ 28 | > 28 | p-value | ≤ 28 | > 28 | P-value | |
MMP7 (ng/mL) | 10.65 ± 5.82 | 8.97 ± 7.52 | 0.884 | 14.32 ± 4.04 | 16.5 ± 7.41 | 0.505 | 5.15 ± 2.67 | 4.67 ± 2.63 | 0.735 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 0.52 ± 0.39 | 0.413 |
GGT (U/L) | 381.4 ± 203.45 | 403.15 ± 238.58 | 0.923 | 476.83 ± 152.62 | 579.81 ± 223.21 | 0.313 | 238.25 ± 199.53 | 280.26 ± 160.82 | 0.644 | 190.27 ± 60.69 | 134.83 ± 51.01 | 0.006 |