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Table 3 Mean and median (in brackets) values of biochemical, serum protein electrophoresis and urinalysis values obtained from group A (L. infantum-positive tigers) and B (L. infantum-negative tigers)

From: Clinical, haematological and biochemical findings in tigers infected by Leishmania infantum

Parameters

Reference values (ZIMS)

Group A (n = 9)

Group B (n = 11)

p value

Biochemical profile

 CK (IU/L)

242 (199)

258.6 (200)

160.2 (153)

0.29

 AST (IU/L)

31 (26)

27.7 (23)

25 (22)

0.37

 ALT (IU/L)

73 (62)

47.2 (43)

46.1 (47)

0.66

 ALP (IU/L)

27 (20)

19.3 (13)

114.3 (40)

0.07

 GGT (IU/L)

2 (1)

0.5 (0.7)

0.7 (0.7)

0.52

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.2 (0.1)

0.2 (0.2)

0.1 (0.1)

0.08

 Glucose (mg/dL)

144 (135)

119.1 (125)

121.6 (124)

0.86

 BUN (mg/dL)

31.4 (30)

64.3 (63)

60.9 (61)

0.42

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

2.5 (2.5)

2.5 (2.5)

2.2 (2.4)

0.41

 Serum iron (μg/dL)

99 (92)

68.6 (68)

80 (83)

0.22

 TIBC (μg/dL)

306 (293)

251.1 (243.5)

285.5 (280)

0.04

 UIBC (μg/dL)

 

181.7 (185)

205.5 (219)

0.13

 Total proteins (g/dL)

7.1 (7.1)

8.7 (8.7)

7.5 (7.3)

0.003

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.7 (3.7)

3.2 (3.3)

3.3 (3.4)

0.40

 Globulins (g/dL)

3.5 (3.4)

5.5 (5.9)

4.1 (4.2)

0.01

 Albumin/Globulins ratio (g/dL)

1.1 (1.1)

0.6 (0.5)

0.8 (0.8)

0.05

 HPT (mg/dL)

 

155.5 (171.9)

92.5 (85.2)

0.02

 CRP (mg/dL)

 

7.1 (5.9)

9.3 (8.5)

0.22

 SAA (μg/mL)

 

145.3 (24.4)

42.8 (1.2)

0.20

Serum protein electrophoresis

 Total proteins (g/dL)

7.1 (7.1)

8.7 (8.7)

7.6 (7.4)

0.01

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.66 (3.7)

3.5 (3.5)

3.7 (3.7)

0.34

 α-1 globulins (g/dL)

0.38 (0.3)

0.2 (0.3)

0.3 (0.3)

0.09

 α-2 globulins (g/dL)

0.53 (0.47)

1.0 (1.0)

0.7 (0.7)

0.07

 β globulins (g/dL)

0.81 (0.72)

1.0 (1.0)

1.0 (1.0)

0.72

 γ globulins (g/dL)

1.57 (1.61)

2.9 (3.2)

1.9 (1.9)

0.03

 Albumin/Globulins ratio

 

0.8 (0.6)

1.1 (0.9)

0.08

Urinanalysis

 PS

1034 (1035)

1056.8 (1057)a

1054 (1055.5)b

0.68

 UP/C

0 (0)

0.2 (0.2)a

0.2 (0.1)b

0.31

  1. Significant p values are printed in bold
  2. ZIMS Species 360 (Zoological Information Management System 2017)
  3. aParameter obtained from 6 out of 9 L. infantum-positive tigers
  4. bParameter obtained from 6 out of 11 L. infantum-negative tigers