TABLE 3.
Red blood cell parameters presented as mean ± SD in dogs with chronic hypoxemic (partial pressure of arterial oxygen PaO2 < 80 mm Hg) pulmonary diseases, in dogs with chronic nonhypoxemic (PaO2 ≥ 90 mm Hg) pulmonary diseases and in healthy control dogs
| Red blood cell parameter | Unit | Laboratory reference range | Hypoxemic dogs with chronic pulmonary diseases (n = 47) | Nonhypoxemic dogs with chronic pulmonary diseases (n = 27) | Healthy controls (n = 60) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erythrocyte count (Erytr) | 1012/L | 5.3‐8.0 | 7.5 ± .7 | 7.4 ± .9 | 7.2 ± .7 |
| Hemoglobin concentration (Hb) | g/L | 140‐203 | 174 ± 17 | 169 ± 20 | 169 ± 15 |
| Hematocrit (Hct) | % | 38‐57 | 51.3 ± 5.5 | 49.9 ± 6.1 | 50.4 ± 4.6 |
| Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) | fL | 67‐77 | 68.5 ± 3.3 | 67.7 ± 3.4 | 70.2 ± 3.5 a |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) | pg | 22‐26 | 23.2 ± 1.4 | 22.9 ± 1.2 | 23.5 ± .9 |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) | g/L | 318‐347 | 340 ± 15 | 339 ± 8.9 | 335 ± 13 |
a
Statistically significant difference (P < .05) compared to other groups.