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Table 2 Vital changes in less stressed group

From: Evaluation of salivary vasopressin as an acute stress biomarker in healthy dogs with stress due to noise and environmental challenges

Variable

Pre-stress

Post-stress

P value

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Blood pressure (mmHg) *

140.7 ± 16.8

138 (116–174)

157.3 ± 24.7

155 (119–192)

0.003

Rectal temperature (°C)

38.7 ± 0.36

38.8

(38.0–39.2)

38.6 ± 0.35

38.7

(37.9–39.2)

0.690

Pulse rate (beats/min)

120.9 ± 28.0

120 (80–184)

124.3 ± 29.6

120 (88–188)

0.972

Respiratory rate (breaths/min) a

27.0 ± 6.3

24 (16–36)

35.4 ± 12.7

32 (20–64)

0.068

  1. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05)