TABLE 4.
Parameter | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
% of variation in iCa at 3 months (±2 months) | Median | −12.3 | −0.7 | P = .37 |
IQR | [−19.5; −2.8] | [−7.4; 3.5] | ||
n | 10 | 5 | ||
% of variation in iCa at 6 months (±2 months) | Median | −17.8 | −1.3 | P = .35 |
IQR | [−21.3; 3.2] | [−6.2; 3.3] | ||
n | 9 | 7 | ||
% of variation in iCa at 9 months (±2 months) | Median | −5.0 | −1.0 | P = .34 |
IQR | [−6.9; −5.0] | [−11.1; 1.8] | ||
n | 4 | 4 | ||
% of variation in iCa at 12 months (±2 months) | Median | −13.8 | ||
IQR | [−15.2; −6.1] | |||
n | 6 | 0 | ||
% of variation in iCa between iCa t0 and minimal iCa | Median | −23.7 | −7.4 | P = .08 |
IQR | [−27.2; 19.9] | [−13.9; −2.0] | ||
n | 11 | 9 | ||
% of episodes of normocalcemia over the total number of follow‐up | Median | 50.0 | 25.0 | P = .20 |
IQR | [21.8; 54.6] | [0; 50.0] | ||
n | 11 | 9 | ||
% of days spent with normocalcemia over the total duration of follow‐up | Median | 32.9 | 8.7 | P = .11 |
IQR | [10.7; 41.6] | [0; 20.2] | ||
n | 11 | 9 |
Note: Entries where data are missing have been left blank. Group 1 refers to cats treated with alendronate, and Group 2 refers to cats that received other or no treatment.
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; iCa, ionized calcium concentration.