Table 1 Demographic parameters.

From: Evaluation of ventricular systolic function by speckle tracking technique in patients with biliary atresia before and after liver transplantation

 

Pre-Tx (n = 30)

Average (SD)

Controls (n = 30)

Average (SD)d

P*

Post-Tx (n = 30)

Average (SD)d

Controls (n = 30)

Average (SD)

P*

Age (months / years)

14.30 (± 15.87)

14.33 (± 15.86)

0.994

6.70 (± 5.47)

6.70 (± 5.47)

1.000

Weight (Kg)

8.62 (± 3.66)

10.25 (± 4.90)

0.151

26.39 (± 17.12)

26.35 (± 18.99)

0.994

Height (cm)

69.73 (± 12.59)

74.93 (± 15.89)

0.166

117.53 (± 31.47)

115.73 (± 33.38)

0.831

Body surfasse area (m2)

0.41 (± 0.12)

0.47 (± 0.15)

0.137

0.92 (± 0.40)

0.90 (± 0.44

0.905

Heart rate (bpm)

121.27 (± 17.13)

124.93 (± 15.61)

0.390

98.03 (± 23.49)

91.20 (± 22.01)

0.250

PELD

14.93 (± 9.34)

0

18.70 (± 11.19)

0

PELD adjusted

44.80 (± 28.03)

0

57.63 (± 31.40)

0

  1. PELD, Pediatric End-stage Liver Disease; *Students t-test.