Table 7.
Comparison of LA:Ao in pugs from the present study to selection of published interbreed references
| median | RI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA:Ao | ||||
| Pugs | (N = 51) | 1.3 | 0.97 - 1.63 | |
| Visser et al. 2019 [9] | (N = 122) | 1.42* | 1.0 - 1.68 | *sign. higher than in pugs (p = 0.0046) |
| Rishniw et al. 2019 [8] | (N = 238) | 1.34 | 1.04 - 1.7 | no significant difference (p = 0.2624) |
LA:Ao Left-atrial-to-aortic ratio, N Number of subjects per study, RI Reference interval (95% prediction interval, 2.5% - 97.5% percentile)
comparison of medians with sign test, significant p values highlighted with an asterisk (*).