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Table 2 S100A8/A9+ cell counts, S100A12+ cell counts, and the S100A8/A9+-to-S100A12+ cell counts ratio (Cal-ratio) in canine prostatic tissue biopsies (n = 32) with a diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma or urothelial carcinoma (n = 9), marked prostatitis (n = 8), benign prostatic hyperplasia (n = 10), and healthy controls (n = 5)

From: Tissue S100/calgranulin expression and blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in prostatic disorders in dogs

Parameter

Prostatic neoplasia

Prostatitis

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Control dogs

P value

Total number of dogs

9

8

10

5

S100A8/A9 expression

Tissue sections evaluated

 median [range]

6#

[5–7]

6

[6–7]

6

[6–7]

7

[7–7]

S100A8/A9+ cells/0.01 mm2

 median [range]

1#,A,B

[0–38]

9 A

[1–22]

1B

[0–2]

0 C

[0]

0.0006

S100A12 expression

Tissue sections evaluated

 median [range]

6

[5–6]

6

[6–7]

6

[6–7]

7

[6–7]

S100A12+ cells/0.01 mm2

 median [range]

1 A,B

[0–40]

9 C

[0–17]

1 A

[0–4]

0B

[0]

0.0041

S100A8/A9-to-S100A12 ratio

Cal-ratio

 median [range]

1.0

[0.5–2.9]

1.3

[0.5–2.0]

0.9

[0.4–1.8]

1.0

[1.0]

0.2419

  1. bold font indicates significance at P < 0.05, and values with a different superscript letter differ significantly at P < 0.05; #only available from 8 dogs