Table 1 Demographics and laboratory data of the migraine and control groups
From: Association between serum bilirubin and migraine in children and adolescents
Variables | Migraine group, N = 40 | Control group, N = 40 | Test of significance | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 16 (40.0%) | 14 (35.0%) | *0.213 | 0.644 |
 Female | 24 (60.0%0) | 26 (65.0%) | ||
Age in years | 12.50 ± 2.621 | 12.08 ± 2.693 | **0.715 | 0.477 |
Total bilirubin (0.2–1.2 mg/dl), mean ± SD | 0.522 ± .1395 | 0.835 ± .1475 | **9.767 | 0.000 |
Direct bilirubin (0.1–0.4 mg/dl), mean ± SD | 0.177 ± .0494 | 0.244 ± .0494 | **6.064 | 0.000 |
Indirect bilirubin (0.1–0.8 mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 0.345 ± .0910 | 0.596 ± .1128 | **10.928 | 0.000 |
ALT | 13.955 ± 2.4633 | 16.740 ± 2.1140 | **5.426 | .000 |
AST | 16.500 ± 2.1031 | 18.063 ± 2.3457 | **3.137 | .002 |
BMI | 18.23 ± 2.02 | 17.87 ± 2.16 | **0.773 | 0.442 |