Table 4. Clinical 12-point score: Total clinical score and the individual criteria of the clinical 12-point score in cats with FLAD.
Clinical 12-point score | Day 0 | Day 14 | Day 60 | p | p day 0–14 | p day 0–60 | p day 14–60 |
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Coughing frequency | 4 (1.5–5) | 2 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.009 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.089 |
Frequency of respiratory distress | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.91 |
Thoracic auscultation | 1 (1–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.002 | 0.019 | <0.001 | 0.16 |
General condition and appetite | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.045 | 0.40 | 0.014 | 0.094 |
Total clinical score | 5 (4.5–7) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (0–3) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as median with IQR. Bold values over the entire study period indicate p<0.05. The last three columns show the corrected values between the individual time periods. Bold values between individual time periods indicate p<0.017.