Table 3 Haematology and biochemistry results from 33 diseased Tollers and 20 control Toller dogs.
From: A possible systemic rheumatic disorder in the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
Analysis | Reference Interval* | Toller patients | Healthy control Tollers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean value* | No of dogs outside ref. values (%) | Mean value* | No of dogs outside ref. values (%) | P value | ||
Haemoglobin (29/20) | 132–199 g/L | 156.5 | 1 (3) | 155.4 | 2 (10) | ns |
WBC (30/20) | 5.2–14.1 × 109/L | 7.8 | 4 (13) | 8.5 | 1 (5) | ns |
Neutrophils (30/20) | 2.8–10.4 × 109/L | 4.9 | 3 (12) | 5.6 | 0 | ns |
Eosinophils (30/20) | 0.1–1.3 × 109/L | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 (5) | ns |
Lymphocytes (30/20) | 0.9–4.5 × 109/L | 1.4 | 5 (19) | 1.9 | 1 (5) | 0.004 |
Monocytes (30/20) | 0.1–1.5 × 109/L | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | ns |
Creatinine (32/20) | 40–130 μmol/L | 81.1 | 0 | 81.4 | 0 | ns |
Fibrinogen (24/18) | 0.7–4.5 g/L | 2.7 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.001 |
AST (31/20) | < 0.7 μkat/L | 0.6/0.4 | 5 (16) | 0.4 | 0 | ns |
Bile acids (30/20) | < 30 μmol/L | 8.3/3.2 | 2 (7) | 7.9/5.9 | 1 (5) | ns |
Total protein (31/20) | 53–74 g/L | 64.4 | 3 (9) | 62.4 | 1 (5) | ns |
Albumin (31/20) | 26–41 g/L | 29.3 | 3(10) | 30.0 | 2 (10) | ns |
α1-globulins (31/20) | 1–3 g/L | 2.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | ns |
α2-globulins (31/20) | 7–14 g/L | 12.1 | 5 (16) | 10.8 | 0 | 0.02 |
β1-globulins (31/20) | 3–8 g/L | 4.0 | 1 (3) | 3.7 | 0 | ns |
β2-globulins (31/20) | 5–11 g/L | 9.4 | 6 (19) | 9.3 | 2 (10) | ns |
γ-globulins (31/20) | 3–9 g/L | 8.0/7.0 | 10 (32) | 6.7/6.0 | 4 (20) | ns |