TABLE 3.

The frequency of selected hematologic variables falling below the reported reference range between dogs with an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (IHPSS, n = 26) and extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS, n = 35), displayed as the number and percentage of dogs below the reference range.

		IHPSS		EHPSS
	Reference interval	n Below	%Below	n Below	%Below	P‐value	Significance level
Hb (g/dL)	11.5‐20.5	13	50	3	9	.002	**
PCV (%)	31‐57	8	31	2	6	.01	*
MCV (fL)	63‐77	20	77	10	29	.002	**
MCH (pg)	20‐27	19	73	10	29	.002	**
MCHC (g/dL)	33‐35	20	77	17	49	.03	*

Note: Adjusted P‐value with associated significance level (*P ≤ .05; **P ≤ .01; ***P ≤ .001) is provided.