Table 2.

Relationship between the presence of pathogens and PCV values

		n	Mean PCV ± SE	P value
E. canis	Negative	52	44.50 ± 1.782	0.29
	Positive	26	40.92 ± 3.075
A. platys	Negative	66	42.77 ± 1.770	0.43
	Positive	12	46.25 ± 3.050
H. canis	Negative	69	44.54 ± 1.638	0.03*
	Positive	9	33.89 ± 4.244
D. immitis	Negative	64	42.69 ± 1.734	0.40
	Positive	14	46.14 ± 1.569
No of pathogens	0	28	43.79 ± 2.563	0.39
	1	39	44.46 ± 2.207
	2	11	38.00 ± 4.507

Abbreviations: n Total number of dogs, PCV Packed Cell Volume, SE Standard Error.

*- result was statistically significant.