Table 2.

Change from baseline body composition measures of obese dogs during weight loss

Measurements	△Week 0 to 6		△Week 0 to 12		△Week 0 to 18		△Week 0 to 24			P-value
	FT1	OR1	FT	OR	FT	OR	FT	OR	SEM2	Diet	Week	Diet × week
Body mass (kg)	−1.51	−1.41	−3.00	−2.90	−4.26	−4.33	−5.64	−5.82	0.176	0.974	<0.0001	0.412
Fat mass (kg)	−1.08	−0.96	−2.14	−2.02	−3.18	−3.14	−4.09	−4.11	0.145	0.724	<0.0001	0.692
LBM3 (kg)	−0.41	−0.45	−0.83	−0.87	−1.04	−1.16	−1.50	−1.67	0.105	0.560	<0.0001	0.654
BMC3 (g)	−13.4	−5.12	−21.3	−15.1	−33.3	−30.1	−48.1	−41.6	4.430	0.266	<0.0001	0.820
LBM + BMC (kg)	−0.42	−0.45	−0.85	−0.89	−1.08	−1.19	−1.55	−1.71	0.104	0.558	<0.0001	0.641
BMC (%)	0.11	0.13	0.29	0.29	0.43	0.42	0.60	0.65	0.039	0.688	<0.0001	0.733
Fat (%)	−3.17	−2.38	−7.23	−5.80	−12.9	−11.2	−18.3	−16.0	0.883	0.148	<0.0001	0.563
Lean (%)	3.07	2.25	6.94	5.51	12.5	10.7	17.7	15.3	0.888	0.144	<0.0001	0.564
LBM + BMC (%)	3.17	2.37	7.23	5.79	12.9	11.1	18.3	16.0	0.883	0.144	<0.0001	0.564
Lean:fat ratio	0.16	0.12	0.44	0.32	0.95	0.73	1.66	1.22	0.116	0.181	<0.0001	0.194

¹FT, Fit & Trim (Champion Petfoods LP); OR, Orijen Original (Champion Petfoods LP).

²SEM, pooled standard error of the means.

³BMC, bone mineral content; LBM, lean body mass.