Table 1.
Hyperthyroid cats |
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Variable | Category | N | n | % | P value* |
Age (years) | 9–11 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 0.03 |
12–14 | 93 | 10 | 11 | ||
>14 | 88 | 8 | 9 | ||
Sex | Female | 161 | 13 | 8 | 0.50 |
Male | 141 | 8 | 6 | ||
Breed | DSH | 201 | 13 | 7 | 0.62 |
DLH | 29 | 4 | 14 | ||
Siamese/Siamese crosses | 26 | 1 | 4 | ||
Persian/Persian crosses | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Burmese | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Balinese | 6 | 1 | 17 | ||
Other breeds | 20 | 2 | 10 | ||
Purebred | 61 | 3 | 5 | 0.57 | |
Non-purebred | 241 | 18 | 8 | ||
Siamese/Siamese crosses | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | |
Other breeds | 276 | 21 | 8 | ||
Number of cats in household | 1 | 94 | 8 | 9 | 0.78 |
2 | 104 | 7 | 7 | ||
>2 | 104 | 6 | 6 | ||
Vaccinated | Yes | 270 | 20 | 7 | 0.72 |
No | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
Not sure | 14 | 1 | 7 | ||
Dewormed | Yes | 274 | 20 | 7 | 0.44 |
No | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
Not sure | 10 | 1 | 10 | ||
Flea control | Yes | 139 | 8 | 6 | 0.54 |
No | 162 | 13 | 8 | ||
Not sure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Exclusively indoors | Yes | 246 | 18 | 7 | 0.78 |
No | 56 | 3 | 5 | ||
Canned food in diet | Yes | 71 | 8 | 11 | 0.11 |
No | 231 | 13 | 6 | ||
Hunter | Yes | 120 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
No | 182 | 13 | 7 | ||
Water | Tap (unboiled) | 256 | 18 | 7 | 0.34 |
Tap (boiled) | 32 | 1 | 3 | ||
Mineral | 14 | 2 | 14 |
P value for two-tailed Fisher’s exact test
DSH = domestic shorthair; DLH = domestic longhair