. 2012 Sep 14;7(9):e44961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044961

Table 1. Physiological and chlamydial infection markers categorized by C. pecorum load and plasma anti-C. pecorum IgM.

Grouping Parameter	Category^#	N	Biweekly Body Weight Gain, %		Conjunctival Inflammation Score		C. pecorum/swab, Log₁₀		Anti-C. pecorum IgM, rlu/sec
			Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
*C. pecorum* load	Low	128	16.26^a	14.57–17.95	2.15^A	2.09–2.21	0.69^A	0.59–0.80	2,151^A	1,765–2,538
	High	127	13.77	11.98–15.56	2.39	2.28–2.49	3.24	3.07–3.41	5,408	4,073–6,742
	Low	85	16.46^A	14.51–18.41	2.14^A	2.07–2.22	0.34^A ^, ^B	0.26–0.42	2,034^A	1,619–2,450
	Intermediate	85	16.35^A	13.98–18.71	2.21^A	2.12–2.31	1.79^A	1.69–1.89	2,657^A	1,974–3,339
	High	85	12.25	10.23–14.27	2.45	2.32–2.58	3.75	3.57–3.92	6,629	4,751–8,506
Anti- *C. pecorum* IgM	Low	128	17.53^A	15.78–19.28	2.14^A	2.08–2.20	1.46^A	1.26–1.66	878^A	753–1,003
	High	127	12.49	10.85–14.13	2.39	2.29–2.50	2.45	2.16–2.75	6,691	5,443–7,938
	Low	85	18.90^A ^, ^b	16.68–21.13	2.11^A	2.04–2.17	1.52^A	1.26–1.78	463^A ^, ^B	362–563
	Intermediate	85	15.24^A	13.40–17.08	2.20^A	2.11–2.29	1.47^A	1.21–1.73	2,186^A	2,055–2,317
	High	85	10.91	8.87–12.96	2.49	2.36–2.63	2.88	2.52–3.24	8,670	6,950–10,390

C. pecorum load: low <1.79, high ≥1.79; low <1.02, intermediate <2.62, high ≥2.62; anti-C. pecorum IgM: low <2173, high ≥2173; low <1270, intermediate <3636, high ≥3636.

Significant differences are indicated by.

from “High” at P<0.05;

from “High” at P<0.01;

from “Intermediate” at P<0.05;

from “Intermediate” at P<0.01.