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Table 1 Number of observations (Obs), median, minimum and maximum, lower and upper limits (90% confidence intervals, CI) of the determined reference intervals of ewes

From: Reference values for serum amyloid A, haptoglobin, lysozyme, zinc and iron in healthy lactating Lacaune sheep

Analyte

 

Obs

Mean

SD

Median

LRL 90% CI

URL 90% CI

Distribution

Method

Haptoglobin

mg/mL

83a

0.29

0.17

0.25

0.03 (0.01–0.12)

0.79 (0.68–0.86)

NG

NP

Serum amyloid A

µg/mL

85b

12.2

15.2

8.6

2.6 (2.1–4.2)

59.74 (39.8–114.8)

NG

NP

Lysozyme

µg/mL

85c

1.47

0.71

1.32

0.43 (0.31–0.61)

3.19 (2.57–3.78)

NG

NP

Zinc

µg/dL

85d

78.9

37.6

73.9

9.2 (7.8–21.7)

170.6 (146.7–171.9)

G

NP

Iron

mmol/L

86

26.6

5.8

26.9

13.7 (12–16.8)

38.6 (35.9–42.7)

G

NP

  1. LRL lower reference limit, URL upper reference limit, G gaussian, NG non gaussian, NP non parametric
  2. Lower letters excluded outliers: a 2.74, 2.18, and 2.98 mg/mL; b 239 µg/mL; c 4.81 µg/mL; d 259 and 254 µg/dL
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

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