Table 3.
Differences in measured analytes by gender or breed (analysis of variance [ANOVA], P < 0.05 considered significant)
| Analyte1 | Gender | Breed |
|---|---|---|
| P-value | P-value | |
| Total protein | 0.5443 | 0.0938 |
| Albumin | 0.3249 | 0.1654 |
| Globulin | 0.7496 | 0.5126 |
| A/G ratio | 0.6263 | 0.8707 |
| ALT activity | 0.6918 | 0.1016 |
| ALP activity | 0.8029 | 0.0733 |
| BUN | 0.3585 | 0.5776 |
| Creatinine | 0.6055 | 0.1358 |
| BUN/creatinine ratio | 0.3108 | 0.166 |
| Glucose | 0.409 | 0.3132 |
| WBC count | 0.0092 | 0.757 |
| RBC count | 0.021 | 0.0006 |
| HGB | 0.0127 | 0.0003 |
| HCT | 0.0153 | 0.0015 |
| MCV | 0.8006 | 0.656 |
| MCH | 0.5586 | 0.5306 |
| MCHC | 0.4236 | 0.0541 |
| Platelet count | 0.0095 | 0.0009 |
| Neutrophils2 | 0.0785 | 0.2468 |
| Lymphocytes2 | 0.4073 | 0.968 |
| Monocytes | 0.1774 | 0.6819 |
| Eosinophils2 | 0.0366 | 0.1436 |
| Urine SG | 0.9052 | 0.0799 |
| Urine pH | 0.5776 | 0.6567 |
| T4 | 0.2489 | 0.5928 |
| fT42 | 0.294 | 0.3071 |
| TSH2 | 0.2325 | 0.3698 |
1A/G, Albumin/Globulin; ALT, alanine transferase; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; SG, specific gravity; fT4, free thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.
2Data was log transformed prior to analysis.