Table 12 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with overweight or obese body condition in dogs.
From: Prevalence of canine obesity in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Variable | Overweight and obese (BCS ≥ 6) | Ideal (BCS 4–5) | Total | OR | CI-95 | P-valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Age rangeb | |||||||||
Young | 59 | 37.6 | 98 | 62.4 | 157 | 100.0 | 0.57 | 0.34–0.94 | 0.020 |
Adult | 51 | 51.5 | 48 | 48.5 | 99 | 100.0 | |||
Sex | |||||||||
Female | 74 | 53.2 | 65 | 46.8 | 139 | 100.0 | 2.45 | 1.48–4.06 | < 0.001 |
Male | 39 | 31.7 | 84 | 68.3 | 123 | 100.0 | |||
Reproductive status | |||||||||
Neutered | 67 | 57.3 | 50 | 42.7 | 117 | 100.0 | 2.88 | 1.74–4.78 | < 0.001 |
Intact | 46 | 31.7 | 99 | 68.3 | 145 | 100.0 | |||
Age at neutering | |||||||||
≤ 3 years | 43 | 53.1 | 38 | 46.9 | 81 | 100.0 | 0.38 | 0.14–1.05 | 0.050 |
> 3 years | 18 | 75.0 | 6 | 25.0 | 24 | 100.0 | |||
Meal frequency | |||||||||
Up to three times a day | 57 | 44.2 | 72 | 55.8 | 129 | 100.0 | 1.13 | 0.69–1.85 | 0.360 |
Ad libitum | 54 | 41.2 | 77 | 58.8 | 131 | 100.0 | |||
Quantification of food amount | |||||||||
Not accurately measured | 93 | 43.5 | 121 | 56.5 | 214 | 100.0 | 1.19 | 0.62–2.29 | 0.356 |
Weighed | 18 | 39.1 | 28 | 60.9 | 46 | 100.0 | |||
Snack consumption by the dog | |||||||||
Yes | 84 | 45.2 | 102 | 54.8 | 186 | 100.0 | 1.33 | 0.77–2.30 | 0.184 |
No | 29 | 38.2 | 47 | 61.8 | 76 | 100.0 | |||
