Table 1. Statistics for all outcome variables used in this study; see Table S1 for means and distribution of samples across groups used in comparisons.
Variable | Circulating Leukocytes (WBC) | Total Immunoglobulin (Tig) | Total Antioxidant Power (TAP) | IL-4 |
Site Type – all samples | § U = 1336; p = 0.008; N = 134 | €F = 0.984; p = 0.33; n = 66 | U = 1877; p<0.001; n = 191 | U = 285; p = 0.035; n = 73 |
Site Location – all samples | ‡χ2 = 9.706; p = 0.08; n = 134 | F = 8.248; p<0.001; n = 148 | χ2 = 23.06; p<0.001; n = 191 | χ2 = 9.126; p = 0.058; n = 73 |
Hibernation Stage – affected Aeolus Cave only | χ2 = 1.541; p = 0.46; n = 94 | F = 4.962; p<0.001; n = 54 | χ2 = 4.414; p = 0.11; n = 56 | χ2 = 3.30; p = 0.22; n = 15 |
Body Temperature (measurment) – all samples | ◊ρ = 0.13; p = 0.13; n = 134 | F = 0.03; p = 0.86; n = 148 | ρ = 0.074; p = 0.31; n = 191 | ρ = -0.19; p = 0.12; n = 73 |
affected sites | ρ = 0.18; p = 0.08; n = 94 | F = 3.33; p = 0.07; n = 114 | ρ = 0.07; p = 0.41; n = 147 | ρ = -0.25; p = 0.06; n = 59 |
unaffected sites | ρ = -0.18; 0.91; n = 40 | F = 4.962; p = 0.034; n = 34 | ρ = 0.03; p = 0.86; n = 44 | ρ = -0.14; p = 0.63; n = 14 |
Body Temperature (categorical) – allsamples | χ2 = 4.708; p = 0.09; n = 134 | F = 1.09; p−0.34; n = 148 | χ2 = 4.708; p = 0.09; n = 191 | χ2 = 5.17; p = 0.08; n = 73 |
affected sites | χ2 = 3.586; p = 0.022; n = 94 | F = 1.78; p = 0.17; n = 114 | χ2 = 3.586; p = 0.022; n = 147 | χ2 = 4.872; p = 0.09; n = 59 |
unaffected sites | χ2 = 3.586; p = 0.17; n = 40 | F = 3.33; p = 0.049; n = 34 | χ2 = 3.586; p = 0.17; n = 44 | χ2 = 0.386; p = 0.83; n = 14 |
Hematocrit – all samples | ρ = 0.039; p = 0.66; n = 196 | F = 1.12; p = 0.29; n = 148 | ρ = 0.039; p = 0.66; n = 195 | ρ = −0.005; p = 0.97; n = 73 |
affected sites | ρ = 0.031; p = 0.77; n = 93 | F = 0.68; p = 0.41; n = 114 | ρ = 0.031; p = 0.77; n = 93 | ρ = 0.031; p = 0.77; n = 93 |
unaffected sites | ρ = −0.09; p = 0.58; n = 68 | F = 0.548; p = 0.47; n = 34 | ρ = −0.09; p = 0.58; n = 70 | ρ = −0.09; p = 0.58; n = 70 |
Visible Symptoms – mid-hibernation only | U = 1013; p = 0.75; n = 92 | F = 1.262; p = 0.26; n = 117 | U = 1899; p = 0.009; n = 144 | U = 287; p = 0.048; n = 59 |
Body Mass Index – all samples | ρ = −0.08; p = 0.36; n = 133 | F = 0.07; p = 0.8; n = 148 | ρ = 0.16; p = 0.035; n = 179 | ρ = 0.44; p = 0.12; n = 73 |
affected sites | ρ = 0.09; p = 0.4; n = 92 | F = 1.75; p = 0.19; n = 114 | ρ = 0.11; p = 0.21; n = 141 | ρ = 0.06; p = 0.69; n = 57 |
unaffected sites | ρ = −0.11; p = 0.5; n = 38 | F = 1.713; p = 0.2; n = 34 | ρ = 0.08; p = 0.63; n = 43 | ρ = 0.44; p = 0.12; n = 14 |
Key:
Mann-Whitney U;
Kruskal-Wallis;
Spearman correlation;
Mixed model ANOVA/ANCOVA.