Figure 3.

Distribution of SDMA concentrations in 53 dogs with leishmaniosis on the day of diagnosis classified according to LeishVet guidelines [16]. Stage I included 5 dogs, stage II 30 dogs, stage III 12 dogs, and stage IV 6 dogs. SDMA concentration was higher in dogs from stage IV with respect to stage I (p = 0.02), stage II (p = 0.006), and stage III (p = 0.004) dogs. The large black bar indicates the median of each group and the whiskers indicate the interquartile range. The dashed line indicates SDMA concentration of 19 μg/dL.