Interleukin 6 and interferon gamma haplotypes are related to cytokine serum levels in dogs in an endemic Leishmania infantum region

Table 1 Epidemiological data of Boxer and Ibizan Hound dogs analysed

Variable	Categories	Number of dogs (%)
Variable	Categories	Boxer	Ibizan Hound
Gender	Male	13 (54.2)	17 (60.7)
	Female	11 (45.8)	11 (39.3)
Age	Puppy (< 1 year)	3 (12.5)	2 (7.1)
	Young (1 to 5 years)	8 (33.3)	6 (21.4)
	Adult (5 to 10 years)	11 (45.8)	9 (32.1)
	Elder (> 10 years)	2 (8.3)	11 (39.3)
Diet	Only commercial food	24 (100.0)	23 (82.1)
	Home prepared/raw food consumption	0 (0.0)	5 (17.7)
Overall		24 (100.0)	28 (100.0)

The epidemiological variables are gender (male or female), age (puppy-less than one year old, young-between one to five years old, adult-between five to ten years old, and elder,-more than ten years old), and diet (fed only commercial feed or not)

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