Table 1 Comparison of demographic data between healthy cats and cats with chronic enteropathy (CE).

From: Untargeted metabolomic analysis in cats with naturally occurring inflammatory bowel disease and alimentary small cell lymphoma

 

Healthy

CE

P value

Number of cats

14

22

 

Median age in years (range)

8.5 (3–15)

10.5 (2–16)

0.353

Median BW in kg (range)

5.5 (3.9–8.0)

4.6 (2.5–7.64)

0.007

Median BCS (range)

5.5 (5–9)

4 (1–9)

 < 0.001

Sex

18 FS, 20 MN

11 FS, 16 MN

 > 0.999

Breeds

13 DSH, 1 mixed breed

6 DSH, 2 DMH, 2 DLH, 1 mixed breed

 
  1. BCS body condition score, 1–4 underweight, 5 ideal, 6–9 overweight, BW body weight, DLH domestic longhair, DMH domestic medium hair, DSH domestic shorthair, FS female spayed, MN male neutered.
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