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. 2017 Jan 29;31(2):295–302. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14647

Table 2.

P values of the univariable analyses in 75 dogs with no or different severities of myxomatous mitral valve disease

Response Variables
MDAa OxLDLa α‐tocopherol γ‐tocopherol
Explanatory variables
Disease group 0.73 0.56 0.51 0.42
Sex 0.099 0.012 0.92 0.52
Age 0.88 0.53 0.20 0.52
BCS 0.068 0.31 0.00045 0.0053
Passive smoking (y/n) 0.85 0.25 0.28 0.27
Neutered (y/n) 0.52 0.28 0.24 0.0038
cTnI 0.75 0.90 0.12 0.90
Cholesterol 0.00045 0.050 <0.0001 <0.0001

BCS, body condition score; cTnI, cardiac troponin‐I; MDA=malondialdehyde; oxLDL=oxidized low‐density lipoprotein; bold values represent variables with P < .2 that are included in multivariable regression analysis.

a

The statistical analysis of MDA and oxLDL included 74 dogs as 1 dog was excluded (outlier).