Table 3 Comparison of the TEG results of different groups of cats categorized by the grade of platelet clumping
Group of cats | Low grade of clumping | High grade of clumping | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable (unit) | Number of cats | Range | Median | Number of cats | Range | Median | |
R (sec) | 13 | 3.3–18.7 | 6.5 | 5 | 5.8–9.6 | 8.1 | 0.29 |
K (sec) | 12 | 1.4–3.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.7–3.4 | 2.3 | 0.67 |
Alpha (°) | 13 | 26.1–70 | 57.8 | 5 | 49.3–66.4 | 58.3 | 0.94 |
MA (mm) | 13 | 18.2–61.4 | 46.6 | 5 | 42.1–60.9 | 52.6 | 0.12 |
G (dyn/cm2) | 13 | 1.1–8 | 4.4 | 5 | 3.6–7.8 | 5.5 | 0.11 |
LY30 (%) | 13 | 0–36.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 1.2–27.6 | 7.9 | 0.92 |
CI (unitless) | 12 | −2.3 – 2.5 | −0.2 | 5 | −1.5 – 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.34 |
SP (min) | 13 | 3–15.8 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.2–8.6 | 7 | 0.25 |
Delta (min) | 13 | 0.3–2.9 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6–1.1 | 1 | 0.52 |
TMRTG (min) | 13 | 4.7–22.5 | 8.8 | 5 | 7.1–11.9 | 10.3 | 0.62 |
MRTG (mm/min) | 13 | 3.5–14.7 | 8.1 | 5 | 6.2–12.2 | 9.6 | 0.63 |
TG (mm/min) | 13 | 244.9–735.1 | 565 | 5 | 517.5–734.3 | 636.3 | 0.12 |
TMRL (min) | 12 | 15.7–56.1 | 21.2 | 5 | 22.3–46.3 | 34.1 | 0.08 |
MRL (mm/min) | 12 | 0.1–4.4 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.3–2.5 | 1.4 | 0.59 |