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The UCCR was determined on urine samples from healthy dogs, dogs with DMHA, and dogs with HA. The diagnostic performance of the UCCR was assessed based on receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves, calculating the area under the ROC curve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The UCCR was significantly lower in dogs with HA (0.65\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126; range, 0.33-1.22\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126) as compared to healthy dogs (3.38\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126; range, 1.11-17.32\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126) and those with DMHA (10.28\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126; range, 2.46-78.65\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126) (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.0001). There was no overlap between dogs with HA and dogs with DMHA. In contrast, 1 healthy dog had a UCCR value in the range of dogs with HA. The area under the ROC curve was 0.99. 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