Table 3.
Reference intervals reported as interquartile range with number and percentage (in brackets) of dogs affected by chronic enteropathy with values outside the interval.
| Variable | Healthy Dogs (n = 68) |
Chronic Enteropathy (n = 48) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Interquartile (IQ) Range | Number (Percentage) of Dogs with Values above the IQ Range | Number (Percentage) of Dogs with Values below the IQ Range | |
| Palmitic Acid | 13.03–17.43 | 0 (0%) | 42 (87.5%) |
| Stearic Acid | 18.95–21.81 | 41 (85.4%) | 0 (0%) |
| Saturated Fatty Acids | 33.22–37.44 | 4 (8.3%) | 11 (22.9%) |
| Palmitoleic Acid | 0.19–0.33 | 24 (50%) | 11 (22.9%) |
| Oleic Acid | 8.50–10.16 | 14 (29.1%) | 8 (16.6%) |
| Vaccenic Acid | 1.77–2.28 | 18 (37.5%) | 11 (22.9%) |
| Monounsaturated Fatty Acids | 10.43–12.72 | 17 (35.4%) | 5 (10.4%) |
| Linoleic Acid | 13.15–16.22 | 6 (12.5%) | 25 (52.0%) |
| Dihomo-gamma-linolenic Acid | 1.06–1.57 | 28 (58.3%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| Arachidonic Acid | 31.43–37.64 | 10 (20.8%) | 2 (4.1%) |
| ω-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids | 47.27–53.20 | 12 (25.0%) | 7 (14.5%) |
| EPA | 0.46–0.89 | 22 (45.8%) | 11 (22.9%) |
| DHA | 0.70–1.68 | 14 (29.1%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids | 1.20–2.40 | 21 (43.7%) | 5 (10.4%) |
| Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids | 49.97–55.29 | 12 (25.0%) | 7 (14.5%) |
| SFA/MUFA | 2.83–3.28 | 8 (16.6%) | 25 (52.0%) |
| ω-6/ω-3 | 19.60–40.18 | 4 (8.3%) | 14 (29.1%) |
| PUFA Balance | 2.42–4.85 | 14 (29.1%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| Unsaturation Index | 186.8–207.2 | 14 (29.1%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| Peroxidation Index | 160.7–181.9 | 17 (35.4%) | 5 (10.4%) |
| Elongase-6 activity | 0.56–0.71 | 43 (89.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Delta-6 desaturase activity | 0.07–0.11 | 32 (66.6%) | 3 (6.2%) |
| Delta-5 desaturase activity | 21.09–30.51 | 7 (14.5%) | 18 (37.5%) |
| Delta-9 desaturase activity | 0.40–0.51 | 4 (8.3%) | 20 (41.6%) |
Saturated Fatty Acids (Total SFAs) = % C16:0 + % C18:0; Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (Total MUFAs) = % C16:1 + % 9c, C18:1 + % 11c, C18:1; ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids = %EPA + %DHA; ω-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids = %LA + %DGLA + %ARA; Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) = %LA + %DGLA + %ARA + %EPA + %DHA; SFA/MUFA = (% C16:0 + % C18:0)/(% C16:1 + % 9c, C18:1 + % 11c, C18:1); ω-6/ω-3 ratio = (%LA + %DGLA + %ARA)/ (%EPA + %DHA); PUFA balance = [(%EPA + %DHA)/Total PUFAs] × 100; Unsaturation index (UI) = (%MUFA × 1) + (%LA × 2) + (%DGLA × 3) + (%ARA × 4) + (%EPA × 5) + (%DHA × 6); Peroxidation index (PI) = (%MUFA × 0.025) + (%LA × 1) + (%DGLA × 2) + (%ARA × 4) + (%EPA × 6) + (%DHA × 8); Elongase-6 activity (EI) = C18:0/C16:0; Delta-9 desaturase activity (D9DI) = 9c, C18:1/C18:0; Delta-6 desaturase activity (D6DI) = C20:3/C18:2; andDelta-5 desaturase (D5DI) = C20:4/C20:3.