Table 1.
CBC results of dogs with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
| Variable | Untested (n = 57) | cPLI negative (n = 17) | cPLI positive (n = 45) | Reference interval | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (104 cells/µL)b | 1.53 (1.01–2.65) | 1.57 (1.20–2.22) | 1.93 (1.37–2.39) | 0.6–17 | .65 |
| Segmented neutrophils (104 cells/µL)b | 1.27 (0.80–2.12) | 1.24 (1.04–1.94) | 1.39 (1.09–2.08) | 0.3–1.2 | .75 |
| Band neutrophils (cells/µL)b | 0a (0–521) | 0b (0–0) | 206a (0–476) | 0–300 | .001 |
| Lymphocytes (cells/µL)b | 993 (533–1827) | 822 (480–1257) | 634 (458–1089) | 1000–4800 | .79 |
| Monocytes (cells/µL)b | 861 (530–2393) | 1560 (654–1854) | 1552 (1063–2124) | 150–1250 | .39 |
| Eosinophils (cells/µL)b | 0 (0–119) | 0 (0–160) | 0 (0–132) | 100–1250 | .72 |
| Platelets (105 cells/µL)b | 3.98 (3.02–5.56) | 3.95 (3.05–6.04) | 4.34 (3.36–5.74) | 2.0–5.0 | .81 |
| RBC (106/L) | 6.07 (5.27–6.54) | 5.98 (5.62–6.76) | 6.08 (5.13–6.75) | 5.50–8.50 | .60 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.3 (11.8–14.9) | 13.8 (12.4–15.3) | 13.5 (10.4–15.6) | 10.0–20.0 | .54 |
| Hct (%) | 40.0 (34.9–44.0) | 40.9 (39.0–45.0) | 43.0 (33.0–46.5) | 31.0–56.0 | .57 |
a
Based on 1‐way ANOVA comparing the three groups. Medians without superscripts in common were significantly different (P < .05) based on posthoc pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction of P values.
b
Variable transformed prior to statistical analysis.