Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2012; 18(34): 4721-4728
Published online Sep 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i34.4721
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
TotalMaleFemaleAge (yr)
PBC probands444 (9.1)40 (90.9)58.8 ± 11.8
PBC FDRs10145 (44.6)56 (55.4)40.8 ± 17.9
Parents9 (8.9)5 (55.6)4 (44.4)72.8 ± 8.8
Children69 (68.3)30 (43.5)39 (56.5)31.3 ± 10.6
Siblings23 (22.8)10 (43.5)13 (56.5)56.7 ± 10.7
AIH-1 probands112 (18.2)9 (81.8)48.8 ± 22.0
AIH-1 FDRs2112 (57.1)9 (42.9)37.2 ± 14.0
Parents3 (14.3)1 (33.3)2 (66.7)46.0 ± 19.3
Children13 (61.9)7 (53.8)6 (46.2)36.6 ± 10.3
Siblings5 (23.8)4 (80)1 (20)33.6 ± 20.0
PSC probands74 (57.1)3 (42.9)40.7 ± 9.5
PSC FDRs199 (47.4)10 (52.6)49.9 ± 21.0
Parents9 (47.4)4 (44.4)5 (55.6)67.4 ± 9.4
Children4 (21.1)2 (50)2 (50)17.8 ± 2.2
Siblings6 (31.6)3 (50)3 (50)45.0 ± 6.1
Healthy controls4017 (42.5)23 (57.5)43.1 ± 9.8