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Table 2 S100A8/A9+ cell counts, S100A12+ cell counts, and the S100A8/A9+-to-S100A12+ ratio (Cal-ratio) in canine lower urinary tract tissues (n = 27) with a diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma or non-neoplastic urinary tract disease and in healthy controls

From: Tissue S100/calgranulin expression and blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in dogs with lower urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

Parameter

Urothelial carcinoma

Non-neoplastic urinary tract disease

Healthy control dogs

P value†

Total number of tissues

10

6

11

–

 urethra

5

1

5

 urinary bladder

5

5

6

S100A8/A9+ cells/mm2

22a

312

21

0.3741

 median [range]

[0–98]

[0–890]

[2–39]

S100A12+ cells/mm2

15a,A

75A

0B

0.0069

 median [range]

[0–69]

[0–540]

[0–7]

Cal-ratio

2.0a,A

1.3A

12.6B

0.0017

 median [range]

[1.0–11.7]

[0.5–6.6]

[1.7–40.1]

  1. † bold font indicates significance at P < 0.05
  2. * values with a different capital superscript letter (A, B) differ significantly at P < 0.05
  3. a only available from 9 dogs