Serum concentration of gastrin, cortisol and C-reactive protein in a group of Norwegian sled dogs during training and after endurance racing: a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Summary statistics for the variables gastrin, cortisol and CRP according to breed, age and sex

Variable	N (%)/mean (range)	Gastrin (pg/ml)		Cortisol (nmol/L)		CRP (mg/L)
Variable	N (%)/mean (range)	Mean (sd)/median	P value	Mean (sd)/median	P value	Mean (sd)/median	P value
Breed			0.173*		0.20*		0.017*
Alaska husky	47 (72 %)	18.9 (11.7)/15.8		61.2 (24.4)/58.0		27.9 (16.7)/24.8
Siberian husky	18 (28 %)	15.6 (6.8)/12.9		64.7 (23.4)/59.5		15.6 (18.2)/10.9
Age	3.9 (1–9)	18.0 (10.7)/15.0	0.71**	62.3 (24.0)/58	0.67**	24.4 (17.9)/18.8	0.85**
Sex			0.13*		0.99*		0.23*
Male	33 (1 %)	15.2 (4.9)/14.3		63.0 (27.5)/58.0		27.1 (19.1)/21.8
Female	32 (49 %)	21.1 (14.0)/15.0		61.3 (20.1)/57		21.5 (16.3)/17.8

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