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Table 2 Basic hematological and biochemical parameters in normal weight and overweight/obese dogs

From: Plasma markers of inflammation and hemostatic and endothelial activity in naturally overweight and obese dogs

Group

RBC

RDW

MCV

MCH

MCHC

HB

HTC

(x1012/L)

 

(fl)

(pg)

(g/l)

(g/l)

(%)

N

6.0 5.3–8.5

14 11–16

72 65–77

23 20–26

328 309–369

162 135–193

49 38–58

O

7.0 5.5–9.2

14 11–16

71 60–76

23 21–31

329 179–457

170 121–233

50 37–62

Ref.

5.5–8.5

11–16

60–77

19–23

320–360

120–180

37–55

 

WBC

NEU

MO

LY

EO

NS

Ba

 

(x109/L)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

N

9.4 5.4–17.4

60 39–77

1 0–8

34 17–55

4 0–18

0 0–1

0 0

O

9.1 3.9–13.5

67 22–91

1 0–10

24* 5–71

3 0–23

0 0–1

0 0

Ref.

6–17

60–70

3–10

12–33

2–10

0–1

0–1

 

BUN

CRE

BIL

GLUK

AST

ALT

YGT

 

(mmol/l)

(μmol/l)

(μmol/l)

(mmol/l)

(IU/l,37 °C)

(IU/l,37 °C)

(IU/l,37 °C)

N

6.5 3.7–9.5

100 81–128

3.6 1.5–9.4

4.5 2.7–5.9

31 19–60

47 25–142

3 1–9

O

4.7* 3–12

93* 20–129

3.4 1.5–10.4

5.0 3.5–6.0

32 19–62

42 22–187

3 1–6

Ref.

3.3–8,3

44–140

1.7–8.6

3.6–6.5

−82

−88

−6

  1. RBC red blood cells, RDW red distribution width, MCV mean cell volume, MCH mean cellular hemoglobin, MCHC mean cellular hemoglobin concentration, HB hemoglobin concentration, HTC hematocrit, WBC total leukocyte count, NEU segmented neutrophils, MO monocytes, LY lymphocytes, EO eosinophils, NS nonsegmented neutrophils, Ba basophils, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CRE creatinine, GLUC glucose, BIL total bilirubin, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, YGT gamma glutamyl transferase, N control normal weight dogs (N = 28), O total overweight and obese dogs (N = 37), median, minimum and maximum is shown, ref. reference range in our laboratory, *p ≤ 0.05