Table 3 Relationship between FP and characteristics of dogs.
From: Comparison of the frailty phenotype and frailty index for identifying vulnerable companion dogs
Dogs’ characteristics | Non-frail (n = 518) | frail (n = 48) | p-value Univariate | p-value—OR [95CI] multivariate—adjusted on age, sex, neuter status, small breed and pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female, n (%) | 264 (50,96%) | 24 (50.00%) | 1 | – |
Neuter status, n (%) | 415 (80.11%) | 43 (89.58%) | 0.16 | – |
Small breed, n (%) | 101 (19.95%) | 11 (22,91%) | 0.70 | – |
Age, (Years) median (Interquartile) | 9.70 [7.99–11.66] | 13.29 [10.50–14.92] | < 0.01 | – |
CORQ score median (Interquartile) | 5.85 [4.88–6.53] | 4.12 [3.06–5.01] | < 0.01 | – |
Comorbidity (more than 2 diseases) | 47 (9.07%) | 12 (25.00%) | < 0.01 | 1.53 [0.62–3.53] p = 0.33 |
SNORE Score | 10 [7–13] | 12.50 [9–21, 25] | < 0.01 | 1.03 [0.99–1.07] p = 0.07 |
House | 400 (77.22%) | 33 (68.75%) | 0.25 | – |
DOQOL Score | 3.17 [1.92–4,33] | 2.75 [1.96–4,02] | 0.40 | – |
Age of owner ≥ 45 | 102 (19.69%) | 18 (37.50%) | < 0.01 | 3.21 [1.54–6.70] p < 0.01 |
Presence of Children at home | 113 (21.81%) | 8 (16.67%) | 0.51 | – |
Pure breed | 325 (62.74%) | 28 (58.33%) | 0.65 | – |
Play more than 15 min/day with the owner | 200 (38.61%) | 6 (12.50%) | < 0.01 | 0.34 [0.12–0.80] p = 0.02 |
Activity more than 15 min/day | 490 (94.59%) | 36 (75.00%) | < 0.01 | 0.30 [0,13–0.72] p < 0.01 |
Two or more medications per day | 53 (10.23%) | 16 (33.33%) | < 0,01 | 2.07 [0.96–4.25] p = 0.06 |
Extraversion, median (Interquartile) | 55.56 [41.67–69.44] | 34,72 [27.78–47.22] | < 0.01 | 0.95 [0.92–0.97] p < 0.01 |
Motivation, median (Interquartile) | 66.67 [53.33–80.00] | 55.00 [46.67–74.17] | < 0.01 | 0.97 [0.95–0.98] p < 0.01 |
Trainability Focus, median (Interquartile) | 77.78 [61.11–88.89] | 65.28 [55.56–77.78] | 0.98 [0.97–1] p = 0.09 | |
Amicability, median (Interquartile) | 83.33 [70.00–93.33] | 83.33 [63.33–93.33] | 0.58 | – |
Neuroticism, median (Interquartile) | 41.67 [29.17–58.33] | 37.50 [25.00–46.88] | 0.08 | – |
