Table 3.
Prevalence of mortality in dogs with acute pancreatitis by hematological marker quartiles.
| Parameter | Measure | Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDW (%) | Value | < 15.15 | 17.18 | 18.9 | >20.54 | χ2 = 0.007; D = 0.001 |
| % mortality | 13.3 | 22.2 | 39.1 | 66.7 | ||
| n (death/total) | 2/15 | 6/27 | 9/23 | 10/15 | ||
| HRR | Value | < 0.6 | 0.75 | 0.94 | >1.08 | χ2 = 0.06; D = 0.005 |
| % mortality | 54.5 | 35 | 27.3 | 18.5 | ||
| n (death/total) | 12/22 | 7/20 | 3/11 | 5/27 | ||
| RAR | Value | 5.52 | 6.38 | 7.47 | >8.57 | χ2 = 0.34; D = 0.72 |
| % mortality | 38.5 | 28.6 | 47.6 | 22.2 | ||
| n (death/total) | 5/13 | 8/28 | 10/21 | 4/18 |
RDW, red blood cell distribution width; HRR, hemoglobin-to-RDW ratio; RAR, RDW-to-albumin ratio.
p-values correspond to Chi-squared test (χ2) and Somers' D (D) test.