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. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e49805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049805

Table 3. Comparative summary of average concentration and statistics for selected urine variables for chimpanzees and western gorillas.

Species Total Average ANOVA Species Dry Season Wet Season ANOVA Season Adult Males Adult Females Subadult Males Subadult Females Juveniles Infants ANOVA Age-sex class ANOVA Interactions
GLUCOSE (g/L) Pan troglodytes 0.02 [0–1.00] F1,272 = 1.45 P = 0.230 0.05 [0.00–1.00] 0.00 [0.00] F1,272 = 0.00 P = 0.944 0.00 [0.00] 0.38 [0.00–1.00] 0.06 [0.00–1.00] 0.09 [0.00–1.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] F5,272 = 1.12 P = 0.348 species*season: F1,272 = 0.00 P = 0.974; species*age/sex class: F5,272 = 0.82 P = 0.538; season*age/sex class: F5,272 = 0.62 P = 0.680
Gorilla gorilla 0.15 [0.00–20.00] 0.18 [0.00–20.00] 0.07 [0.00–2.50] 0.00 [0.00] 0.38 [0.00–20.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.19 [0.00–2.50] 0.06 [0.00–2.50] 0.05 [0.00–1.00]
PROTEIN (g/L) Pan troglodytes 0.14 [0.00–2.00] F1,268 = 6.65 P = 0.010 0.16 [0.00–2.00] 0.12 [0.00–1.00] F1,268 = 0.32 P = 0.572 0.15 [0.00–2.00] 0.13 [0.00–1.00] 0.07 [0.00–0.30] 0.20 [0.00–0.30] 0.19 [0.00–1.00] 0.00 [0.00] F5,268 = 0.98 P = 0.430 species*season: F1,268 = 0.63 P = 0.426; species*age/sex class: F5,268 = 1.18 P = 0.316; season*age/sex class: F5,268 = 0.76 P = 0.581
Gorilla gorilla 0.05 [0.00–0.30] 0.05 [0.00–0.30] 0.04 [0.00–0.20] 0.04 [0.00–0.30] 0.05 [0.00–0.30] 0.07 [0.00–0.30] 0.03 [0.00–0.20] 0.05 [0.00–0.30] 0.03 [0.00–0.20]
BLOOD (Ery/microL) Pan troglodytes 1.69 [0.00–80.00] F1,270 = 0.51 P = 0.474 2.18 [0.00–80.00] 1.22 [0.00–80.00] F1,270 = 0.00 P = 0.957 0.49 [0.00–10.00] 1.13 [0.00–10.00] 0.56 [0.00–10.00] 8.18 [0.00–80.00] 0.00 [0.00] 40.00 [0.00–80.00] F5,270 = 8.31, P<<0.001 species*season: F1,270 = 0.18 P = 0.669 species*age/sex class : F5,270 = 5.34 P<<0.001 season*age/sex class: F5,270 = 3.65 P = 0.003
Gorilla gorilla 3.39 [0.00–80.00] 2.64 [0.00–80.00] 5.31 [0.00–80.00] 0.00 [0.00] 2.31 [0.00–80.00] 4.09 [0–80] 12.31 [0–80] 2.93 [0.00–80.00] 5.56 [0.00–80.00]
LEUKOCYTES (Luc/microL) Pan troglodytes 15.51 [0.00–500.00] F1,362 = 25.16 P<<0.001 24.04 [0.00–500.00] 7.09 [0.00–70.00] F1,256 = 0.75 P = 0.386 17.03 [0.00–500.00] 21.23 [0.00–500.00] 6.39 [0.00–70.00] 6.00 [0.00–15.00] 8.67 [0.00–70.00] 0.00 [0.00] F5,256 = 2.22 P = 0.053 species*season: F1,256 = 0.00 P = 0.949; species*age/sex class: F5,256 = 1.93 P = 0.090; season*age/sex class: F5,256 = 0.72 P = 0.61
Gorilla gorilla 33.53 [0.00–125.00] 33.84 [0.00–125.00] 32.77 [0.00–125.00] 15.36 [0.00–70.00] 42.44 [0.00–125.00] 21.19 [0.00–125.00] 36.92 [0.00–125.00] 36.92 [0.00–125.00] 44.71 [0.00–125.00]

In parenthesis the range of maximum and minimum values recorded. Columns named “Anova” show ANOVA's results of the three different factors tested: species, season and age/sex class. See text for details on statistical method.