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Table 1 Mean values and range (Max-Min) of each lung scoring system within each dichotomous clinical variable

From: Comparison of four lung scoring systems for the assessment of the pathological outcomes derived from Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniaeexperimental infections

Lung score

Clinical variables

Mortality prior to the end of the study

Fever

Inappetence

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

SPES

3.8a

1.2b

1.7a

0.1b

2.3a

0.7b

(4-3)

(4-0)

(4-0)

(1-0)

(4-0)

(3-0)

LLS

17.6a

3.1b

6.9a

0.1b

8.1a

1.4b

(31.4-10.7)

(20.9-0)

(31.5-0)

(1.4-0)

(31.5-0)

(7.7-0)

IA

53.3a

10.9b

22.3a

0.6b

26.2a

5.3b

(88.4-34.1)

(54.5-0)

(88.4-0)

(5.9-0)

(88.4-0)

(32.3-0)

LW/BW

0.9a

1.1a

1.2a

1.0a

1.4a*

1.0a*

(0.9-0.9)

(2.3-0.1)

(2.3-0.1)

(1.4-0.7)

(2.3-0.7)

(1.7-0.1)

  1. SPES: Slaughterhouse Pleurisy Evaluation System; LLS: Consolidation Lung Lesion Score; IA: Image analyses; LW/BW: Ratio of lung weight/body weight. Different letter in superscript means statistically significant differences within a given clinical variable (p < 0.05).
  2. *p = 0.07.