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Table 1 Reference intervals by age

From: Effect of age, sex, and body size on the blood biochemistry and physiological constants of dogs from 4 wk. to > 52 wk. of age

Variables

Distribution

(I) 4–8 wk.

(n = 35)

(II) 9–24 wk.

(n = 48)

(III) 25–52 wk.

(n = 21)

(IV) > 52 wk.

(n = 71)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

LL (90% CI)

UL (90% CI)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

LL (90% CI)

UL (90% CI)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

LL (90% CI)

UL (90% CI)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

LL (90% CI)

UL (90% CI)

AST (U/L)

G

39 (9.9) a

18 (13–23)

40 (8.6) a

21 (21–27)

38 (10.2) a

16 (11–23)

38 (9.1) a

21 (20–24)

40 (16)

60 (55–64)

40 (11)

57 (54–57)

38 (15.5)

60 (53–66)

37 (16)

54 (52–54)

ALT (U/L)

NG

26 (8.8) a

8 (4–12)

32 (9.1) b

15 (14–20)

37 (7.6) b, c

25 (24–27)

44 (12.6) c

22 (21–26)

26 (11)

45 (40–49)

31 (15.7)

54 (46–55)

36 (14.5)

60 (52–80)

41 (19)

70 (65–70)

LDH (U/L)

NG

244 (164.6) a

43 (43–48)

73 (32.4) b

25 (24–34)

63 (32) b

6 (6–13)

67 (42) b

9 (8–17)

166 (228)

695 (526–861)

74 (55.5)

139 (131–140)

62 (51.5)

131 (112–150)

56 (39)

185 (143–187)

ALP (U/L)

NG

215 (71.6) a

101 (91–115)

193 (39.2) a

111 (110–123)

85 (36.7) b

18 (10–36)

52 (23.3) c

15 (15–23)

186 (96)

394 (332–456)

187.5 (58)

281 (253–286)

90 (72)

179 (150–202)

47 (36)

112 (92–113)

GGT (U/L)

NG

5 (1.7) a

2 (2–3)

5 (1.3) a

2 (2–3)

5 (1.9) a

2 (0.3–3)

6 (2.1) a

2 (2–3)

5 (2)

10 (9–12)

5 (2)

8 (7–8)

6 (2)

9 (8–10)

6 (4)

10 (9–10)

Total protein (g/dL)

NG

4.6 (0.6) a

3.5 (3.3–3.7)

5.1 (0.7) b

4.0 (4.0–4.0)

5.7 (0.8) b

4.3 (4.1–4.6)

6.2 (0.9) c

4.4 (4.2–4.8)

4.4 (1.2)

6.4 (5.8–6.9)

5.1 (1.1)

7.1 (6.3–7.3)

5.5 (1.4)

7.9 (6.9–8.8)

6.3 (1.3)

8.2 (7.7–8.2)

Albumin (g/dL)

NG

2.5 (0.3) a

1.9 (1.9–2.0)

2.7 (0.3) b

2.1 (2.1–2.2)

3.1 (0.3) b, c

2.2 (2.0–2.5)

3.1 (0.4) c

2.4 (2.3–2.5)

2.4 (0.4)

3.5 (3.2–3.9)

2.7 (0.6)

3.7 (3.4–3.8)

3.1 (0.5)

3.9 (3.7–4.2)

3.1 (0.6)

4.2 (3.9–4.4)

Globulins (g/dL)

NG

2.1 (0.6) a

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

2.3 (0.6) a

1.0 (1.0–1.4)

2.6 (0.6) a, b

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

3.0 (0.7) b

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

2.1 (0.7)

3.5 (3.1–4.0)

2.3 (0.8)

3.9 (3.6–3.9)

2.7 (1.1)

4.0 (3.6–4.4)

3.0 (1.3)

4.3 (4.1–4.6)

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

G

169 (86.3) a

62 (60–68)

199 (60.9) a

92 (88–113)

185 (41.1) a

97 (73–123)

186 (51) a

80 (76–90)

124 (144)

418 (309–493)

199 (105)

317 (306–318)

179 (54)

272 (245–299)

185 (55)

288 (283–291)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

G

37 (18) a

14 (13–16)

41 (13) a

20 (20–23)

43 (14) a

(12 (4–21)

45 (14) a

14 (14–25)

28 (22)

91 (65–114)

40 (18)

76 (67–76)

43 (16)

73 (64–82)

44 (18)

79 (66–80)

Glucose (mg/dL)

G

89 (21) a

47 (38–56)

90 (18) a

49 (47–61)

81 (21) a, b

43 (37–53)

77 (21) b

36 (31–50)

89 (26)

132 (122–142)

92 (23)

135 (121–137)

78 (33)

131 (114–148)

74 (32)

122 (114–128)

Urea (mg/dL)

NG

23 (7) a

12 (11–13)

27 (8.7) b

9 (8–14)

36 (9.5) b, c

15 (10–21)

34 (10) c

14 (11–18)

20 (12)

42 (35–48)

27 (10)

47 (43–48)

35 (15)

56 (50–62)

34 (15)

55 (49–56)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

NG

0.45 (0.09) a

0.3 (0.3–0.3)

0.59 (0.16) b

0.4 (0.4–0.4)

1.00 (0.30) c

0.3 (0.0–0.5)

1.03 (0.25) c

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.45 (0.15)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.54 (0.26)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.99 (0.50)

1.6 (1.4–1.7)

1.05 (0.43)

1.6 (1.4–1.7)

Temperature (°C)

NG

37.9 (0.5) a

36.7 (36.3–37)

38.5 (0.6) b

37.3 (37.3–37.6)

38.7 (0.4) b, c

37.7 (37.5–38)

38.8 (0.4) c

37.9 (37.9–38.1)

38.0 (0.7)

39 (38.8–39.2)

38.5 (0.8)

39.6 (39.4–39.6)

38.7 (0.7)

39.6 (39.3–39.7)

38.9 (0.7)

39.7 (39.5–39.7)

Heart rate (bpm)

NG

155 (28.4)a

86 (64–107)

145 (33)a

85 (84–92)

129 (26)a, b

74 (58–90)

125 (27)b

80 (80–89)

160 (44)

207 (196–216)

140 (38.5)

200 (200–200)

132 (28)

185 (168–202)

120 (40)

180 (180–180)

Breathing frequency (bpm)

NG

30 (6.6)a

15 (13–19)

33 (5.9)a

22 (22–24)

34 (6.6)a

20 (16–24)

32 (7)a

15 (15–20)

30 (12)

44 (41–46)

31 (8)

44 (40–44)

36 (12)

44 (44–44)

32 (16)

44 (44–46)

  1. CI confidence interval; °C degrees Celsius G gaussian; IQR inter quartile range; LL low limit; NG not gaussian; SD standard deviation; UL upper limit. Groups that do not share a letter are significantly different (a, b, c) p < 0.05