Table 2.
Spearman’s rank correlation between concentration of TNF-α in serum of 11 dogs infected with B. canis and blood pressures, serum urea, creatinine and other renal indices
| Correlation | r | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNF-α | SAP | −0.7246 | 0.0116* |
| DAP | −0.6642 | 0.0258* | |
| MAP | −0.7151 | 0.0134* | |
| PP | −0.1911 | 0.5841 | |
| SUr | 0.7232 | 0.0119* | |
| SCr | 0.7075 | 0.0149* | |
| FE(Na+) | 0.7056 | 0.0153* | |
| UCr/SCr | −0.8199 | 0.0019* | |
| RFI | 0.3927 | 0.2322 | |
| USG | −0.8075 | 0.0026* | |
| UPC | 0.1219 | 0.7209 | |
| DD | 0.6767 | 0.0222* | |
TNF-α tumour necrosis factor alpha, SAP systolic arterial pressure, DAP diastolic arterial pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure, PP pulse pressure, SUr serum urea concentration, SCr serum creatinine concentration, FE(Na + ) fractional excretion of sodium, UCr/SCr urinary creatinine to serum creatinine ratio, RFI renal failure index, USG urine specific gravity, UPC urinary protein to urinary creatinine ratio, DD duration of the disease (days), r Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, p a value of p
aStatistically significant result