TABLE 2.
Characteristics of all hyperlipidemic Miniature Schnauzers in the study (n = 14). Initial serum cholesterol concentrations were unknown for 2 of the 16 dogs. Therefore, these dogs are not included in this table
| Group characteristics | HTGL alone | HGTL + HCHOL | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number, n | 6 | 8 | — |
| Patients characteristics | |||
| Age (y), median (range) | 9.7 (8.6‐10.9) | 7.7 (6.7‐11.9) | .13 |
| Sex, male / female | 1/5 | 4/4 | .3 |
| Body weight (kg), median (range) | 7.27 (5‐8.39) | 9.15 (8.26‐10.88) | .003 |
| BCS, median | 5 | 4.5 | |
| BCS category, n (%) | .43 | ||
| ≤5 | 5 (83.3%) | 8 (100%) | |
| >5 | 1 (16.7%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Clinicopathologic variables (RI), median (range) | |||
| Serum triglyceride (26‐108 mg/dL) | 271.5 (218‐1215) | 559 (181‐1320) | 1 |
| Serum cholesterol (124‐335 mg/dL) | 251.7 (158‐296) | 511 (359‐575) | <.001 |
| Serum total T4 (1.61‐3.6 μg/dL) | 2.35 (1.12‐2.55) | 2.5 (1.56‐5.05) | .58 |
| Serum cTSH (≤0.6 ng/mL) | 0.16 (0.09‐0.47) | 0.31 (0.15‐0.88) | .63 |
| Serum free T4 (0.7‐3.1 ng/dL) | 1.2 (0.6‐2.2) | 2.4 (0.7‐4) | 1 |
| Serum Spec cPL (0‐200 μg/L) | 137 (31‐473) | 85.5 (29‐449) | .54 |
| Serum glucose (60‐120 mg/dL) | 103 (79‐112) | 105.5 (89‐131) | .47 |
Note: Bold face values indicate statistical significance at P < .05.
Abbreviations: BCS, body condition score (range of possible scores: 1‐9); cTSH, canine thyroid‐stimulating hormone; HCHOL, hypercholesterolemia; HTGL, hypertriglyceridemia; RI, reference interval; Spec cPL, specific canine pancreatic lipase.