Table 3.
Parameter | Before weight loss | After weight loss | Reference range | P value |
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Red blood cells ×10 12 /L | 6.9 (5.3-8.1), 0, 2 | 6.9 (5.3-8.0), 0, 1 | 5.5-8.2 | 0.652 |
Haemoglobin g/L | 16.0 (12.4-18.8), 0, 2 | 16.0 (11.3-17.9), 0, 3 | 12.6-19.4 | 0.690 |
Haematocrit L/L | 0.48 (0.36-0.55), 0, 0 | 0.47 (0.35-0.54), 0, 0 | 0.35-0.55 | 0.880 |
Platelets ×10 9 /L | 276 (13–385), 0, 2 | 266 (140–444), 0, 0 | 80-560 | 0.473 |
White blood cells ×10 9 /L | 10.4 (5.1-18.7), 2, 1 | 8.2 (4.6-14.0), 0, 5 | 6.7-18.3 | <0.001 |
Sodium mmol/L | 147 (142–153), 0, 0 | 146 (140–151), 0, 0 | 140-153 | 0.155 |
Potassium mmol/L | 4.6 (3.8-6.0), 1, 0 | 4.2 (3.7-6.0), 1, 1 | 3.8-5.3 | 0.199 |
Calcium mmol/L | 2.8 (2.3-3.1), 3, 0 | 2.6 (1.8-2.9), 0, 2 | 2.20-2.90 | <0.001 |
Phosphate mmol/L | 1.0 (0.5-2.2), 1, 3 | 1.0 (0.5-1.5), 0, 5 | 0.8-2.0 | 0.058 |
Alanine aminotransferase U/L | 44 (18–293), 13, 0 | 49 (18–238), 13, 0 | 7-50 | 0.893 |
Alkaline phosphatase U/L | 74 (23–392), 11, 0 | 54 (26–295), 8, 0 | 0-100 | 0.065 |
Albumin g/L | 32 (28–36), 1, 0 | 29 (25–36), 2, 0 | 25-35 | <0.001 |
Cholesterol mmol/L | 6.1 (4.1-7.9), 5, 0 | 5.4 (3.0-7.3), 1, 2 | 3.5-7.0 | 0.040 |
Creatinine μmol/L | 84 (44–123), 2, 0 | 72 (46–114), 1, 0 | 20-110 | 0.033 |
Globulins g/L | 31 (22–44), 2, 0 | 27 (23–42), 1, 0 | 22-40 | 0.012 |
Glucose mmol/L | 5.1 (3.3-5.9), 5, 1 | 5.2 (3.0-7.4), 5, 1 | 3.5-5.5 | 0.210 |
Urea mmol/L | 4.6 (1.8-7.6), 4, 5 | 5.2 (2.4-8.9), 1, 1 | 3.5-7.0 | 0.047 |
Free thyroxine pmol/L | 21.0 (7.0-42.9), 2, 0 | 20.0 (8.4-34.0), 0, 0 | 6.6-40.0 | 0.562 |
Data are expressed as median (range), number of results above reference range, and number below reference range
P values quoted for Wilcoxon signed ranks test comparing pre- and post-weight-loss measurements. In the dogs, before and after weight loss, with low platelet counts, platelet clumps were identified on a blood smear suggesting that actual numbers were normal