Table 3 Estimated coefficients of dose-rate effects on the haematological values in peripheral blood of macaques using multiple regression with covariates sex, age, season of capture date, and altitude of capture.

From: Haematological analysis of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in the area affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

 

N = N1+N2

Immature (N1)/Mature(N2)

Internal

External

coeff.

s.e.

p-value

coeff.

s.e.

p-value

WBC

53

Immature (23)

−0.00256

0.00183

0.168

0.00309

0.00471

0.516

Mature (30)

−0.00211

0.00096

0.034*

−0.00246

0.00435

0.574

RBC

53

Immature (23)

0.00109

0.00073

0.139

−0.00292

0.00223

0.196

Mature (30)

−0.00049

0.00039

0.214

−0.00254

0.00175

0.154

Hb

47

Immature (20)

0.00065

0.00072

0.371

−0.00093

0.00243

0.704

Mature (27)

−0.00074

0.00038

0.060

0.00305

0.00254

0.238

Hct

47

Immature (20)

−0.00050

0.00065

0.452

0.00032

0.00220

0.884

Mature (27)

−0.00023

0.00035

0.526

0.00336

0.00240

0.168

PLT

53

Immature (23)

−0.00314

0.00268

0.247

−0.00079

0.00699

0.911

Mature (30)

−0.00452

0.00144

0.003**

0.00086

0.10700

0.994

  1. Each set of regression data with sample size (N) consists of two subsets: “Immature” and “Mature”. Multiple regression was performed without separating these subsets.
  2. WBC: White blood cells, RBC: Red blood cells, Hb: Hemoglobin, Hct: Hematocrit, PLT: Platelets, coeff.: coefficient, s.e.: standard error.
  3. *0.01 ≤ p < 0.05, **0.001 ≤ p < 0.01.
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