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Table 3 Comparisons of the histopathological scores, response to therapy, and outcome in the short-term (Ss) and long-term (Ls) groups

From: The characteristics of short- and long-term surviving Shiba dogs with chronic enteropathies and the risk factors for poor outcome

 

Ss

Range

n

Ls

Range

n

P

Histopathological score

       

  Stomach

0

0-3

12

0

0-3

9

0.9405

  Duodenum

3

2-3

16

3

1-3

9

0.0231

Therapy

       

  Treatment score

1

0-2

16

2

2

9

0.0079

  Time to response (days)

42.5

20-91

12

285

196-1026

5

0.0019

  Number of days between treatment unresponsiveness and death

19.5

0-90

12

151

35-218

5

0.0131

Outcome

       

survival (days)

73

26-171

16

800

231-2204

9

<0.0001

Mortality (%)

100

-

16

55.5

-

9

0.01