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Table 2 Systemic blood pressure (SBP) and status of urine albumin excretion in clinically healthy dogs and dogs affected with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH) or adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (ADH)

From: Associations among systemic blood pressure, microalbuminuria and albuminuria in dogs affected with pituitary- and adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism

 

Clinically healthy dogs (n = 100)

PDH (n = 40)

ADH (n = 30)

Mean SBP (mmHg)

152.8 ± 27.3

142.2 ± 24.9

164.1 ± 36.7†

Hypotension % (n)

1% (1/100)

0

0

Normotension % (n)

87% (87/100)

80% (32/40)

53.3% (16/30)

Hypertension % (n)

12% (12/100)

20% (8/40)

46.7% (14/30)*†

Status of urine albumin

   

No microalbuminuria % (n)

53% (53/100)

15% (6/40)

10% (3/30)

Microalbuminuria % (n)

45% (45/100)

52.5% (21/40) *

20% (6/30) *†

Albuminuria % (n)

2% (2/100)

32.5% (13/40) *

70% (21/30) *†

  1. * p < 0.05 relative to clinically healthy dogs. † p < 0.05 relative to PDH