Table 3.

Parameters estimates in GEE models of septic dogs.

Parameter	Model effects	Exp(B) (95% CI)	p-value
WBC (K/μL)	Time	0.98 (0.15–0.94)	0.73
	WBC	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.74
Segmented neutrophils (K/μL)	Time	0.98 (0.85–1.12)	0.98
	Segmented neutrophils	0.99 (0.96–1.03)	0.78
Band neutrophils (K/μL)	Time	0.99 (0.86–1.14)	0.88
	Band neutrophils	1.02 (0.83–1.3)	0.88
Lymphocytes (K/μL)	Time	0.66 (0.42–1.04)	0.07
	Lymphocytes	0.73 (0.36–1.46)	0.38
	Time* Lymphocytes	1.4 (0.93–2)	0.12
Monocytes (K/μL)	Time	0.99 (0.94–1.06)	0.87
	Monocytes	0.98 (0.82–1.18)	0.88
PLT (K/μL)	Time	1.02 (0.91–1.14)	0.73
	PLT	0.99 (0.99–1)	0.75
MPV (fL)	Time	1.01 (0.93–1.1)	0.77
	MPV	1.04 (0.82–1.32)	0.75
NLR	Time	1.03 (0.86–1.23)	0.77
	NLR	1.04 (0.99–1.09)	0.09
NBNLR	Time	1.4 (0.95–1.96)	0.09
	NBNLR	1.3 (0.82–1.97)	0.27
	Time* NBNLR	0.24 (0.04–1.63)	0.14
PLR	Time	2.3 (0.95–5.8)	0.06
	PLR	1.01 (1–1.05)	0.006
	Time* PLR	0.997 (0.994–0.999)	0.009
MLR	Time	0.90 (0.71–1.16)	0.44
	MLR	1.46 (1.04–2.05)	0.03

Each model has as dependent variable the outcome (survivor/non-survivor) and as fixed factor and covariates, time and each parameter. Time

^*X, interaction between time and another variable. P-values in bold characters resulted statistically significant.