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Table 4 Comparative analysis of the proportions of cases with the three individual molecular forms of uNGAL across the different groups

From: The different molecular forms of urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin present in dogs with urinary diseases

 

Monomer

Dimer

NGAL/MMP-9 (+)

RF(all)

73.1% (30/41)

26.8% (11/41)

50% (20/40)

RF-

42.5% (17/40)

22.5% (9/40)

85.3% (35/41)

p

0.005*

0.651

0.001*

PYU(all)

69.4% (25/36)

41.2% (15/36)

77.8% (28/36)

PYU-

48.9% (22/45)

11.1% (5/45)

60% (27/45)

p

0.063

0.002*

0.89

RF

75% (18/24)

20.8% (5/24)

79.1% (19/24)

PYU

68.4% (13/19)

47.4% (9/19)

63.6% (12/19)

p

0.633

0.065

0.245

RF-PYU

70.1% (12/17)

35.3% (6/17)

94.1% (16/17)

PYU

68.4% (13/19)

47.4% (9/19)

63.6% (12/19)

p

0.888

0.463

0.044*

  1. The data was analyzed by χ2 test. *indicates a significant difference - found (p<.05. RF (all) azotemia; PYU(all): pyuria; RF: azotemia without pyuria; RF-PYU: azotemia with pyuria; PYU: pyuria without azotemia.