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. 2024 May 7;25(3):e38. doi: 10.4142/jvs.23155

Table 5. Prognostic factors associated with mortality risk in calves with diarrhea in univariate logistic regression model.

Variable description B SE Wald Sigc. Exp (B) 95% CI Exp (B)
Lower Upper
Vital signs
Body temperature (°C) −1.146 0.280 16.733 < 0.001*** 0.318 0.184 0.551
Respiration rate −0.013 0.012 1.169 0.280 0.987 0.963 1.011
Hearth rate (bpm) −0.011 0.008 1.775 0.183 0.989 0.973 1.005
Venous blood gas analysis
pH −5.464 1.466 13.894 < 0.001*** 0.004 0.000 0.075
pCO2 (mmHg) 0.027 0.018 2.151 0.142 1.027 0.991 1.065
pO2 (mmHg) 0.018 0.023 0.661 0.416 1.019 0.974 1.065
Na+ (mmol/L) 0.052 0.026 3.826 0.050* 1.053 1.000 1.109
K+ (mmol/L) 0.094 0.162 0.334 0.563 1.098 0.800 1.508
iCa+2 (mmol/L) 0.953 0.992 0.923 0.337 2.594 0.371 18.144
CI (mmol/L) 0.050 0.026 3.744 0.050* 1.052 1.001 1.107
cLactate (mmol/L) 0.135 0.059 5.229 0.022* 1.145 1.020 1.286
cHCO3 (P) (mmol/L) −0.082 0.031 6.852 0.009 0.922 0.867 0.982
cBE (mmol/L) −0.073 0.024 9.356 0.002 0.930 0.888 0.974
ctCO2(B) (mmol/L) −0.084 0.034 6.143 0.013 0.919 0.860 0.983
cCa2 +(7.40) −8.111 3.435 5.577 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.252
Anion gap (mmol/L)a 0.080 0.032 6.282 0.012* 1.083 1.018 1.153
Anion gap K+ (mmol/L)b 0.074 0.029 6.586 0.010** 1.077 1.018 1.140
sO2 (%) −0.027 0.013 3.974 0.046 0.974 0.948 1.000
ctO2 (Vol%) −0.045 0.073 0.382 0.537 0.956 0.828 1.103
SID 0.015 0.035 0.181 0.670 1.015 0.948 1.086
Hematology
WBC (109/L) 0.048 0.030 2.506 0.113 1.049 0.989 1.113
RBC (1012/L) 0.240 0.132 3.313 0.069 1.271 0.982 1.644
Hgb (g/dL) 0.186 0.087 4.513 0.034* 1.204 1.014 1.430
Hct (%) 0.070 0.028 6.380 0.012* 1.073 1.016 1.133
MCV (fL) 0.145 0.059 6.126 0.013* 1.156 1.031 1.297
MCH (pg) 0.031 0.116 0.072 0.788 1.032 0.822 1.295
MCHC (g/dL) −0.058 0.044 1.759 0.185 0.944 0.866 1.028
RDWa (fL) 0.043 0.032 1.849 0.174 1.044 0.981 1.111
RDW (%) 0.045 0.088 0.265 0.607 1.046 0.881 1.243
PLT (109/L) 0.000 0.001 0.022 0.882 1.000 0.999 1.001
MPV (fL) 0.025 0.062 0.161 0.688 1.025 0.908 1.158

SE, standard error; Sig., significance; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI Exp (B), 95% confidence interval for the odds ratio; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen; Na+, natrium; K+, potassium, iCa+2, ionized calcium; CI, chlorine; HCO3 , bicarbonate; cLactate, concentration of L-lactate in plasma; cHCO3 (P), concentration of hydrogen carbonate in plasma (also termed actual bicarbonate); cBE, base excess in blood; sO2, oxygen saturation; ctO2, concentration of total oxygen;SID, strong ion difference; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; Hgb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDWa, absolute value of the width of the distribution of red blood cells; RDW, red cell distribution width; PLT, platelet; MPV, mean platelet volume.

aAnion gap is the quantity difference between cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions).

bAnion gap K+ (mmol/L) is difference between the concentration of the cations (sodium and potassium), and the measured anions (chloride and bicarbonate).

cBold styled p values indicate statistical significance.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.