Table 2.
The table illustrates data on cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and selected parameters in the pyometra and control groups. P-values for the significance level, median and range values are shown (Mann-Whitney U-tests).
| Control | Pyometra | ||||
| P-value (Mann-Whitney U-test) | Median (Range) | n | Median (Range) | n | |
| cTnIa (μg l-1) | 0.949 | 0.00 (0.0–0.3) | 9 | 0.00 (0.0–0.9) | 58 |
| TNF-αb (pg ml-1) | 0.060 | 0.005 (0.0–0.01) | 2 | 0.14 (0.0–0.41) | 33 |
| CRPc (mg l-1) | 0.024 | 23.8 (19.6–28.0) | 2 | 212.2 (26.4–369.0) | 36 |
| PGMd (pmol l-1) | <0.001 | 0.0 (0–772) | 9 | 3950 (0–33500) | 58 |
| lymphocytes (109 l-1) | <0.01 | 2.5 (0.1–5.0) | 9 | 1.3 (0.0–3.9) | 56 |
| BUNe (mmol l-1) | 0.029 | 6.6 (3.5–16.3) | 9 | 4.0 (1.6–23.1) | 48 |
| APf (μkat l-1) | <0.001 | 1.6 (1.0–3.2) | 9 | 4.2 (0.4–34.0) | 57 |
| ALATg (μkat l-1) | 0.077 | 0.60 (0.3–1.3) | 9 | 0.30 (0.1–5.6) | 57 |
acTnI = cardiac troponin I; bTNFα = tumour necrosis factor α; cCRP = c-reactive protein; dPGM = prostaglandin F2α metabolite; eBUN = blood urea nitrogen; fAP = alkaline phosphatase; gALAT = alanine amino transferase.