Table 2 Spearman’s correlation between age, IgD concentration, LSA IFN-γ concentration and serology by groups studied
From: Total serum IgD from healthy and sick dogs with leishmaniosis
Spearman’s rs (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | L. infantum antibodies (EU) | |
All dogs (n = 147) | ||
Age (months) | 0.0220 (0.8096) | 0.2024 (0.0254)* |
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | 1 | 0.0307 (0.7120) |
L. infantum antibodies (EU) | 0.0307 (0.7120) | 1 |
LSA IFN-γ concentration (pg/ml) | 0.0438 (0.5983) | 0.1742 (0.0348)* |
All healthy dogs (n = 103) | ||
Age (months) | 0.1664 (0.1401) | 0.0713 (0.5300) |
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | 1 | 0.0067 (0.9468) |
L. infantum antibodies (EU) | 0.0067 (0.9468) | 1 |
LSA IFN-γ concentration (pg/ml) | 0.0481 (0.6297) | 0.4872 (< 0.0001)* |
Sick dogs (n = 44) | ||
Age (months) | -0.2665 (0.0881) | 0.1104 (0.4862) |
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | 1 | 0.0297 (0.8483) |
L. infantum antibodies (EU) | 0.0297 (0.8483) | 1 |
LSA IFN-γ concentration (pg/ml) | 0.0549 (0.7235) | -0.3233 (0.0323)* |
Control healthy dogs (non-infected) (n = 40) | ||
Age (months) | 0.1206 (0.5038) | 0.0609 (0.7366) |
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | 1 | -0.1898 (0.2408) |
L. infantum antibodies (EU) | -0.1898 (0.2408) | 1 |
LSA IFN-γ concentration (pg/ml) | -0.0104 (0.9493) | -0.2315 (0.1506) |
Control healthy dogs (infected) (n = 63) | ||
Age (months) | 0.2145 (0.1476) | 0.0735 (0.6235) |
IgD concentration (ng/ml) | 1 | 0.0692 (0.5899) |
L. infantum antibodies (EU) | 0.0692 (0.5899) | 1 |
LSA IFN-γ concentration (pg/ml) | 0.0124 (0.9232) | 0.4212 (0.0006)* |