Table 4.
Parameter estimates, standard error (SE), and p values for the general linear models fitted to the outcome measures (specified in the table) for the non-nociceptive tests.
| Row variable | Airpuff | S.E. | p-value | Brush | S.E. | p-value | Tuning fork | S.E. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Air puff response 0–3 | Brush response 0–3 | Response latency (seconds) | ||||||
| Constant | 0.72 | 0.08 | <0.001*** | 0.28 | 0.03 | <0.001*** | 7.13 | 0.94 | <0.001*** |
| Stifle | −0.51 | 0.26 | 0.048* | −0.08 | 0.14 | 0.59 | 7.72 | 3.94 | 0.05* |
| Hip | −0.30 | 0.05 | <0.001*** | −0.12 | 0.04 | <0.001*** | 5.89 | 0.99 | <0.001*** |
| OA | −0.21 | 0.10 | 0.040* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| OANSAID | −0.28 | 0.11 | 0.013* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stimulus number | – | – | – | −0.02 | 0.006 | <0.001*** | – | – | – |
| Weight | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.12 | 0.03 | <0.001*** |
| Stifle.weight interaction | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.16 | 0.13 | 0.22 |
| Hip.weight interaction | – | – | – | – | – | – | −0.13 | 0.04 | <0.001*** |
For the categorical variables the reference category was control, and metatarsus was the reference site. – indicates variables were not significant and were dropped from the model.
*
p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001.