Table 1.
Summary of descriptive statistics for hematology profiles from free ranging seals that survived rehabilitation and were successfully released or transferred to another institution and those that were euthanized or died while under care.
| Analyte | Released | Transferred | Euthanized | Died | p-value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | N | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | N | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | N | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | ||
| Hemoglobin* (g/dL) | 407 | 17.3 ± 4.0 | 17.0 (1.3–30.1) | 22 | 16.6 ± 2.7 | 17.0 (9.4–21.2) | 29 | 16.4 ± 3.6 | 16.4 (9.5–24.6) | 68 | 17.9 ± 5.0 | 16.6 (5.1–28.6) | 0.368 |
| HCT* % | 406 | 48 ± 11 | 48 (5–80) | 22 | 48 ± 8 | 50 (28–57) | 29 | 47 ± 10 | 47 (29–65) | 68 | 51 ± 14 | 48 (15–86) | 0.325 |
| RBC (× 106/µL) | 405 | 4.47 ± 4.28 | 4.31 (1.50–89.00) | 22 | 4.33 ± 0.71 | 4.55 (2.70–5.30) | 29 | 3.96 ± 0.69 | 13.90 (4.40–82.90) | 68 | 4.56 ± 1.04 | 4.41 (1.41–7.20) | 0.011 |
| Platelets (× 103/µL) | 389 | 6236 ± 78,731 | 581 (32–1100 × 103) | 19 | 667 ± 227 | 620 (270–1365) | 24 | 509 ± 248 | 473 (144–992) | 64 | 16,175 ± 124,930 | 16,175 (25–1000 × 103) | 0.183 |
| WBC (× 103/µL) | 406 | 15.40 ± 7.18 | 14.30 (1.90–65.00) | 22 | 14.92 ± 7.20 | 13.10 (6.90–31.90) | 29 | 18.30 ± 15.43 | 13.90 (4.40–82.90) | 68 | 13.39 ± 6.55 | 12.7 (2.50–43.70) | 0.127 |
| Neutrophils/µL | 404 | 11,501 ± 6311 | 10,110 (1444–52,650) | 22 | 10,969 ± 6416 | 9430 (3960–29,348) | 29 | 12,545 ± 8338 | 9690 (1848–42,930) | 68 | 10,115 ± 5733 | 9038 (1400–39,767) | 0.336 |
| % Neutrophils* | 404 | 72.8 ± 9.3 | 74.0 (42.0–93.0) | 22 | 71.2 ± 11.2 | 73.0 (40.0–92.0) | 29 | 75.2 ± 16.5 | 80.0 (8.0–92.0) | 68 | 73.8 ± 8.5 | 76.0 (53.0–91.0) | 0.269 |
| Band Neutrophils/µL | 404 | 29 ± 173 | 0 (0–2396) | 22 | 53 ± 171 | 0 (0–638) | 29 | 72 ± 260 | 0 (0–1316) | 68 | 79 ± 314 | 0 (0–1890) | 0.275 |
| % Band Neutrophils | 404 | 0.1 ± 0.6 | 0 (0–4.0) | 22 | 0.3 ± 1.1 | 0 (0–5.0) | 29 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | 0 (0–4.0) | 68 | 0.5 ± 2.4 | 0 (0–18.0) | 0.261 |
| Lymphocytes/µL | 404 | 2368 ± 1217 | 2247 (195–9842) | 22 | 2432 ± 1069 | 2534 (828–4512) | 29 | 2016 ± 1118 | 1771 (486–4720) | 68 | 1954 ± 992 | 1967 (157–4584) | 0.019 |
| % Lymphocytes* | 404 | 16.7 ± 7.8 | 16.0 (1.0–53.0) | 22 | 18.0 ± 9.0 | 16.0 (7.0–44.0) | 29 | 14.1 ± 8.5 | 14.0 (2.0–43.0) | 68 | 16.1 ± 8.0 | 15.0 (1.0–38.0) | 0.269 |
| Monocytes/µL* | 404 | 1073 ± 631 | 954 (0–4336) | 22 | 1069 ± 622 | 960 (0–2460) | 29 | 1023 ± 845 | 702 (118–4145) | 67 | 891 ± 545 | 770 (35–2329) | 0.189 |
| % Monocytes* | 404 | 7.1 ± 3.3 | 7.0 (0–25.0) | 22 | 7.3 ± 3.1 | 8.0 (0–14.0) | 29 | 5.9 ± 2.6 | 6.0 (1.0–11.0) | 67 | 6.8 ± 2.9 | 7.0 (1.0–17.0) | 0.163 |
| Eosinophils/µL | 404 | 377 ± 377 | 269 (0–2964) | 22 | 407 ± 293 | 314 (0–1148) | 29 | 2543 ± 12,746 | 117 (0–68,807) | 67 | 282 ± 262 | 174 (0–1056) | 0.004 |
| % Eosinophils | 404 | 2.7 ± 2.8 | 2.0 (0–19.0) | 22 | 2.9 ± 2.2 | 2.5 (0–9.0) | 29 | 4.3 ± 15.3 | 1.0 (0–83.0) | 67 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 2.0 (0–11.0) | 0.020 |
| Basophils/µL | 404 | 77 ± 132 | 0 (0–858) | 22 | 129 ± 207 | 98 (0–957) | 29 | 104 ± 313 | 0 (0–1658) | 67 | 69 ± 139 | 0 (0–768) | 0.137 |
| % Basophils | 404 | 0.5 ± 0.9 | 0 (0–7.0) | 22 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 1.0 (0–3.0) | 29 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0 (0–2.0) | 67 | 0.5 ± 1.0 | 0 (0–5.0) | 0.112 |
Sample (N), mean and standard deviation (SD), median and range are provided for each analyte. Analytes were analyzed by ANOVA (indicated by *) or Kruskal–Wallis test depending on the normality of their distribution and those that are statistically significantly different among groups (p-value < 0.05) are indicated in bold.