Table 2.
Patient demographics by treatment group
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
23 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
138 |
| Age (Years)1 | |||||||
| Mean |
4.65 |
7.70 |
4.84 |
3.95 |
2.87 |
5.67 |
5.00 |
| SD |
3.97 |
3.42 |
4.16 |
3.88 |
2.67 |
5.24 |
4.17 |
| Range |
(0.8-14.0) |
(0.8-13.5) |
(0.3-12.0) |
(0.3-12.5) |
(0.3-10.0) |
(0.3-17.0) |
(0.3-17.0) |
| Weight (kg)1 | |||||||
| Mean |
15.5 |
21.6 |
15.7 |
14.0 |
20.7 |
14.8 |
17.1 |
| SD |
10.6 |
14.5 |
13.4 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
11.8 |
| Range |
(2–31) |
(3–52) |
(2–46) |
(3–32) |
(5–41) |
(2–33) |
(2–52) |
| Gender (N [% Total])2 | |||||||
| Male |
0 |
2 (8) |
8 (32) |
8 (36) |
13 (59) |
7 (33) |
38 (28) |
| Male castrated |
9 (39) |
10 (40) |
10 (40) |
2 (9) |
2 (9) |
7 (33) |
40 (29) |
| Female |
3 (13) |
0 |
1 (4) |
4 (18) |
5 (23) |
2 (10) |
15 (11) |
| Female spayed |
11 (48) |
13 (52) |
6 (24) |
8 (36) |
2 (9) |
5 (24) |
45 (33) |
| ASA status (N [% Total])2 | |||||||
| I |
18 (78) |
16 (64) |
19 (76) |
16 (73) |
19 (86) |
13 (62) |
101 (73) |
| II | 5 (22) | 9 (36) | 6 (24) | 6 (27) | 3 (14) | 8 (38) | 37 (27) |
1Mean, standard deviation (SD) and range for age and weight; significant differences among groups in mean age with group 2 > groups 4 and 5 (p < 0.05).
2 N refers to the number of animals in each category of gender and ASA status; significant differences among groups in gender (p < 0.01).