Associations between Vitamin D and Liver Function and Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Biliary Atresia
Table 2
Linear regression analysis of serum 25-(OH)D level in BA patients.
Variable
Univariate
Multivariate
Beta
BE
value
Beta
BE
value
Age
0.018
0.022
0.416
Weight
0.383
0.468
0.431
GGT
0.000
0.001
0.931
Albumin
0.101
0.132
0.449
ALT
0.006
0.005
0.224
AST
0.006
0.004
0.143
TB
0.002
0.009
0.863
DB
0.000
0.014
0.991
ALP
-0.004
0.002
0.023
-0.004
0.002
0.031
TCL
-0.029
0.222
0.897
TBA
0.006
0.007
0.390
Phosphate
0.499
1.534
0.745
Calcium
1.827
0.944
0.055
Batts-Ludwig grade score
1.393
0.931
0.136
Batts-Ludwig stage score
-0.842
0.607
0.168
PIIINP
-0.002
0.001
0.028
-0.002
0.001
0.038
CIV
-0.001
0.001
0.238
LN
-0.003
0.003
0.251
HA
-0.002
0.001
0.209
Season
0.331
0.358
0.357
GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; TB: total bilirubin; DB: direct bilirubin; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; TCL: total cholesterol; TBA: total bile acids; PIIINP: N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen; CIV: collagen type IV; LN: laminin; HA: hyaluronic acid.
