BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Concentrations of Catestatin (Cst) and Vasostatin (VS), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in 50 dogs with pyometra (Pyometra group) and 64 healthy female dogs (control group)

From: Decreased plasma Chromogranin A361-372 (Catestatin) but not Chromogranin A17-38 (Vasostatin) in female dogs with bacterial uterine infection (pyometra)

Variable	Pyometra group	Control group	p value
Variable	Mean ± SE (n) (range)	Mean ± SE (n) (range)	p value
Cst	1.0 ± 0.05 (50)	1.7 ± 0.03 (64)	<0.0001^*
(nmol/L)	(0.10 - 1.66)	(1.07 - 2.3)	<0.0001^*
VS	0.40 ± 0.04 (48)	0.42 ± 0.30 (64)	0.7
(nmol/L)	(0.14 - 1.34)	(0.10 - 1.34)	0.7
CRP	174.9 ± 20.7 (35)	<4.5 ± 1.4 (21)	0.001^¶
(mg/L)	(2.5 - 370)	(2.5 - 28)	0.001^¶

^*p value = Student’s t-test, ^¶p value = Wilcoxon two sample test.

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