Table 1. Sample sizes and characteristics of debilitated (DT) and healthy loggerhead turtles sampled in the current study.

Turtle Group	DT dead	DT died	DT survived				Healthy*
Time Point	N/A	A	A	B	C	D	N/A
Timing of sampling	Upon dead stranding or after death	Upon live admission	Upon live admission	1 week after feeding on own	1 to 10 weeks after B, minor improvements	Upon release	Upon capture
Sample Group	DT dead [X]	A—died [Y]	A -survived [A]	B	C	D	HT
N	18	13	12	≤7	≤6	≤9	>300
Stranding years	2004–2005	2002–2007	2001–2006				1998–2009
Location (%):
NC	17	23	42				63
SC	44	54	33				26
GA	28	15	25				9
FL	11	8	0				2
SCL (n-n) (%):
<80 cm	83	85	75				88
>80 cm	17	15	25				12
Severity Indicator (days):
Mean ± SD	0	6.23 ± 8.1	352.4 ± 123				N/A
Median (Range)	0 (0–0)	4 (1–31)	385 (47–463)
N [sig dif from]	17 [YA]	13 [XA]	12 [XY]

*Location and straight carapace length notch to notch (SCL n-n) percentages for healthy turtles were calculated on a representative 215 turtles.

Statistically significant differences among DT categories are shown in brackets in the sample size row.