Table 2.
Laboratory findings of animals diagnosed with left displacement of the abomasum (LDA) and either no claw lesion (LDA − CLAW) or at least one claw lesion (LDA + CLAW). Ranges and physiologic values are given in brackets. Results with a p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant and are printed in bold letters. Median and Inter-Quartile-Range (IRQ) are given for data which were not normally distributed mean and standard deviation (SD) for data, which were normally distributed. Statistical methods for differently distributed data are indicated.
| Total (n = 252) |
LDA − CLAW (n = 135) |
LDA + CLAW (n = 117) |
Statistic Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Parameter | Median | Median | IQR g | Median | IQR g | p | |
| Betahydroxybutyrate a
(≤1 mmol/L) |
1.1 (0–10.8) |
1.3 (0–10.8) |
2.5 | 1.0 (0.1–8.97) |
1.7 | 0.155 | Mann–Whitney U Test |
| Glutaraldehyde test b
(≥15 min) |
6.5 (0.5–16) |
8.0 (0.5–16) |
13 | 4.8 (0.5–16) |
14 | 0.082 | Mann–Whitney U Test |
| Total Protein c
(40–80 g/L) |
77.5 (52.6–116.1) |
77 (52.6–111.8) |
14 | 79 (56.2–116.1) |
11 | 0.058 | Mann–Whitney U Test |
| Globulin d
(10–40 g/L) |
43.1 (24.6–78.6) |
41 (24.6–78.6) |
14 | 45 (26.9–78.3) |
15 | 0.005 | Mann–Whitney U Test |
| Leucocyte count e
4–10 × 103/µL |
6.5 (1.6–22) |
6.7 (1.6–18.78) |
4.1 | 6.3 (1.9–22) |
3.7 | 0.422 | Mann–Whitney U Test |
| Mean | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | ||
| Albumin f
(30–40 g/L) |
33.2 ± 4.5 (19.3–44.5) |
34 (23–44.5) |
4.4 | 33 (19.3–43.7) |
4.6 | 0.056 | T-Test |
a Missing values for n = 2 (LDA − CLAW). b Missing values for n = 4 (LDA − CLAW) and n = 1 (LDA + CLAW) c–f Missing values for n = 1 (LDA − CLAW). g Interquartile Range.