Table 2.

Feline-Analysis of Continuous variables regarding observations before the diagnosis of CKD in the Case, analyzed by matched t-test.

Lifetime description of diet before diagnosis of ckd in the case	Case mean	Control mean	Paired P value
Lifetime % of diet-dry food1	72	73	.84
Lifetime % of diet-wet food1	24	24	.84
Lifetime % of diet-table scraps1	2.2	1.5	.45
Lifetime % of diet-moist (bag or pouch)1	1.2	2.2	.48
Lifetime % of diet-hunting1	.86	.72	.78
Dry food percent2,3	.95	1.0	.10
Wet food percent2,3	.54	.63	.24
Table scraps percent2,3	.21	.25	.67
Moist food percent2,3	.072	.053	.52
Hunted food percent2,3	.47	.18	.08
Mature diet percent2,3	.47	.42	.29
% of years outside2,3	8.12	13	.14
Water available2 (1 = sometimes, 2 = usually, 3 = always)	39	38	.74
Avg number of other cats contacted2	1.6	1.8	.40

¹Asked of owner regarding the cat's lifetime experience.

²Tabulated from the owner's account of each year of the cat's life.

³This percent of lifetime diet was calculated from the owner's assessment of the cat's diet during each year of its life.