Estimation of periodontal pocket surface area in small to medium dogs: a proof-of-concept study

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 6 Correlation coefficient of American Veterinary Dental College (AVCD) stages of periodontal disease and periodontal pocket surface area (PPSA) with each blood test

	AVDC-SPD (0–4)	p-value	PPSA (mm²)	p-value
PCV	-0.26	< 0.05	-0.43^b	< 0.01
WBC	0.15	0.24	0.34	0.49
Plat	0.18	0.17	0.15	0.25
Glob	0.43	< 0.01	0.71^a	< 0.01
Alb	-0.25	0.06	-0.56^b	< 0.01
BUN	0.12	0.34	0.11	0.27
Cre	-0.06	0.66	0.16	0.46
ALT	0.11	0.39	-0.01	< 0.05
GGT	0.08	0.53	0.09	0.21
ALP	0.02	0.88	0.22	0.79
CRP	0.25	0.05	0.54^b	< 0.01

Summary table of Supplement 7
PCV packed cell volume, WBC white blood cell, Plat platelet, Glob serum globulin, Alb serum albumin, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cre creatine, ALT alanine transaminase, GGT γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, CRP C-reactive protein
^astrong correlation, ^bmoderate correlation

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