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Table 5 Spearman correlation between arteriole occlusion and other results

From: Evaluation of feline heartworm disease based on gross necropsy, serology, pulmonary histopathology, and radiographic evidence in adult shelter cats in northeastern Alabama

Variable

Spearman correlation coefficient

P-value

HW Ag (untreated)

0.33

0.020

HW Ag (heat-treated)

0.38

0.007

HW Ab1

0.55

 < 0.0001

HW Ab2

0.04

0.786

Bronchiole occlusion

0.59

 < 0.0001

Radiographic score

0.47

0.0006

  1. HW Ag, heartworm antigen; HW Ab, heartworm antibody