Table 1.
Means, standard deviations (SDs) and ranges for body condition score (BCS), body weight and age, and distributions of sex, breed and behaviour score during screening blood sampling for healthy cats ⩾8 years of age
| BCS/9 (mean ± SD) (range) |
Body weight (kg) mean ± SD (range) |
Age (years) mean ± SD (range) |
Sex (F/M) | Burmese and Burmese cross/non-Burmese (B/NB) | Behaviour score % ⩾2 (range) * |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cats n = 120 † |
6.2 ± 1.5 (4–9) |
5.5 ± 1.6 (2.9–10.0) |
10.9 ± 2.4 (8–18) |
62 F 58 M |
29 B 91 NB |
34% (0–4) |
| Ideal body condition cats (BCSs 4 or 5) n = 49 † |
4.7 ± 0.5 (4–5) |
4.3 ± 0.7 (2.9–5.5) |
11.4 ± 2.6 (8–18) |
22 F 27 M |
12 B 37 NB |
35% (0–4) |
| Overweight cats (BCSs 6 or 7) n = 45 † |
6.6 ± 0.5 (6–7) |
5.5 ± 1.0 (4.1–7.3) |
10.8 ± 2.3 (8–17) |
24 F 21 M |
15 B 30 NB |
26% (0–3) |
| Obese cats (BCSs 8 or 9) n = 26 † |
8.3 ± 0.5 (8–9) |
7.4 ± 1.2 (5.6–10.0) |
10.2 ± 2.2 (8–16) |
16 F 10 M |
2 B 24 NB |
46% (0–3) |
*
For all groups, the median score was 1
†
For body weights, ages and behaviour scores, numbers of cats are less than shown for some groups as these data were not recorded for all cats
F = female; M = male