Table 7. LS-mean (± SEM) fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) concentrations of elephants in each category of stereotypic behaviors, BCS, FS, and WS from multivariable GEE models.
Variable | N | FGM (ng/g) | |
---|---|---|---|
Stereotype | |||
Yes | 21 | 48.1±4.07a | |
No | 63 | 55.9±3.25b | |
Body condition score | |||
3 | 51.6±3.75a | ||
2 | 46.7±5.63a | ||
4 | 54.1±3.44a | ||
5 | 55.5±3.64a | ||
Foot health score | |||
0 | 54.2±2.42b | ||
1 | 52.1±2.23ab | ||
2 | 47.1±2.45a | ||
3 | 54.5±11.69ab | ||
Wound score | |||
0 | 48.5±3.33a | ||
1 | 50.5±3.86a | ||
2 | 56.9±5.05a |
a,bDifferent letters across columns indicate significant differences for each variable (P < 0.05).