Table 2. Comparison between three control age groups by ANOVA test.
| Parameters | Control 1 (n=11) mean±SD |
Control 2 (n=13) mean±SD |
Control 3 (n=16) mean±SD |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW (kg) | 8.21±3.52 | 15.51±1.51 | 27.75±8.74 | <0.001** |
| WBC x103/mm3 | 9.1±0.89 | 7.9±0.81 | 8.29±1.19 | 0.019* |
| Bl. urea (mmol/L) | 3.03±0.836 | 4.55±0.89 | 4.28±0.71 | <0.001** |
| S. creatinine (µmol/L) | 48.6±0.7.95 | 54.8±44.2 | 51.2±12.37 | 0.277 |
| U. creatinine (g/l) | 0.23±0.11 | 0.41±0.06 | 0.55±0.1 | <0.001** |
| U. NAG (U/l) | 11.55±1.72 | 5.32±1.54 | 3.84±1.29 | <0.001** |
| U.NAG/U.creatinine Ratio(U/g) |
67.16±41.34 | 13.76±5.96 | 7.42±3.12 | <0.001** |
Control 1= (age ≤ 24 m) group, control 2= (age > 24 m and ≤ 60m) group and control 3= (age > 60 m), BW =body weight, WBC=white blood cell count, U. NAG = Urinary N acetyl Beta - Dglucosaminidase expressed in unit per liter (U/l), S =serum, U = urine, SD = Standard deviation, *= p value significant result, **= p value highly significant result, ANOVA=Analysis of variance.