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Table 4 Selected biochemical parameters before and after treatment of FIP and their reference values

From: Evaluation of selected inflammatory markers in cats with feline infectious peritonitis before and after therapy

Biochemical parameters

Reference values*

Before treatment

After treatment

p

TPa (g/L); n = 29

59–87

84.0 ± 15.6

72.9 ± 6.2

 < 0.001

ALBa (g/L); n = 29

31–47

23.6 ± 6.3

36.7 ± 3,6

 < 0.001

ALBa (%); n = 29

44.5–62.3

28.7 ± 8.9

50.6 ± 6.2

 < 0.001

GLOBa (g/L); n = 29

28.0–51.0

60.1 ± 16.2

36.3 ± 7.0

 < 0.001

GLOBa (%); n = 29

5.9–23

70.9 ± 9.6

49.4 ± 6.4

 < 0.001

A/Ga; n = 29

 > 0.57

0.433 ± 0.224

1.058 ± 0.265

 < 0.001

Alpha- 1 globulins (g/L); n = 7

1.6–5.2

1.8; 1.6–2.1

2.3; 2.0–2.5

0.176

Alpha- 2 globulins (g/L); n = 7

4.0–12.8

8.4; 6.1–11.1

5.5; 4.6–7.4

0.018

Beta- 1 globulins (g/L); n = 7

1.9–7.4

4.5; 3.8–5.1

5.2; 5.0–5.5

0.150

Beta- 2 globulins (g/L); n = 7

2.0–8.5

7.0; 5.8–8.1

6.1; 5.0–6.7

0.128

Gamma-globulins (g/L); n = 7

3.6–16.9

32.9; 19.0–47.6

12.7; 12.3–19.4

0.028

ALT(U/L); n = 28

27–110

39.0; 31.3–50.8

67.5; 50.0–80.0

 < 0.001

Bilirubin (µmol/L); n = 25

0–6.8

8.00; 4.05–23.40

3.20; 2.60–3.80

 < 0.001

LDH (U/L); n = 9

21–217

119.0; 80.5–152.5

110.0; 75.5–172.5

0.594

  1. TP total protein concentration; ALB albumin; GLOB globulins; A/G albumin-to-globulin ratio; ALT alanine aminotransferase; LDH lactate dehydrogenase; n number of data included in the statistical analysis
  2. *IDEXX laboratories; a values reported as mean ± standard deviation, other parameters are reported as median and IQR (25 th to 75 th percentile); p < 0.05 (bold), significant difference before vs after treatment