Table 2.

Galectin-3 levels in dogs according to the disease category.

Variable	Healthy (n = 8)	Cardiac (n = 26)	Urologic (n = 15)	Neoplastic (n = 9)	Neurologic (n = 12)	Immune-mediated (n = 11)	Endocrine (n = 18)	Dermatologic (n = 8)
Galectin-3 (ng/ml)	0.64 ± 0.15	1.12 ± 0.83**	1.62 ± 2.58	2.42 ± 3.34	2.35 ± 2.85	2.03 ± 2.12	2.48 ± 2.56**	3.05 ± 2.42*

^*Significantly different from the healthy group (p < 0.05).

^**Significantly different from the healthy group (p < 0.01).