Table 1.
Haematological parameters of cats with feline asthma (FA) and chronic bronchitis (CB)
| Parameter | Number of patients (FA/CB) |
FA | CB | RI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBCs | 73/24 | 9.97 ± 4.00 | 11.34 ± 4.90 | 1–11/ (–18 stress) ×109/l | 0.111 |
| Lymphocytes | 58/24 | 1.96 ± 1.92 | 1.84 ± 1.65 | 1–6 ×109/l | 0.541 |
| Eosinophilic granulocytes | 53/22 | 0.52 ± 0.42 | 0.29 ± 0.49 | <0.6 ×109/l | 0.026 |
| Neutrophilic granulocytes | 58/22 | 5.95 ± 3.48 | 6.29 ± 4.77 | 3–12 ×109/l | 0.395 |
| Basophilic granulocytes | 23/12 | 0.01 ± 0.06 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | <0.04 ×109/l | NA |
| Monocytes | 55/21 | 0.29 ± 0.24 | 0.46 ± 0.40 | <0.5 ×109/l | 0.128 |
| RBCs | 73/24 | 9.74 ± 1.25 | 9.21 ± 1.68 | 5–10 ×1012/l | 0.504 |
Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated
RI = reference interval; WBCs = white blood cells; RBCs = red blood cells; NA = not available