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Table 3 Determination of the relationship between salivary antigen EU and other quantitative clinical parameters using Spearman’s correlation

From: Exploring the relationship between susceptibility to canine leishmaniosis and anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in Ibizan hounds and dogs of other breeds in Mallorca, Spain

Relationship

SGH ELISA

rSP03B ELISA

rs

P-value

rs

P-value

Salivary antigen EU and LST diameter (mm)

0.0625

0.6729

− 0.1177

0.4258

Salivary antigen EU and LST thickness (mm)

0.0958

0.5081

− 0.1669

0.2468

Salivary antigen EU and L. infantum EU

0.3585

0.0005***

0.3888

0.0002***

Salivary antigen EU and IFN-γ antigen EU

0.2331

0.0616

0.0644

0.6104

Salivary antigen EU and blood parasite load (parasites/ml)

0.0974

0.4056

0.1876

0.1070

Salivary antigen EU and age (months)

0.2360

0.0296*

0.5212

< 0.0001***

SGH and rSP03B EU

0.4759

< 0.0001***

  
  1. Abbreviations: ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; EU, ELISA units; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; LST, leishmanin skin test; rs, Spearman’s rho coefficient; SGH, salivary gland homogenate
  2. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001