Table 3.
Univariable analysis of management factors associated with daily dog walking
| Variable | <1/day | 1+/day | OR | 95 % CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Dog access when people in the house | Everywhere | 32 (20.7) | 123 (79.4) | |||
| Everywhere except bedroom | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | ||||
| Downstairs only | 13 (23.6) | 42 (76.4) | ||||
| Kitchen only | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | ||||
| Living area only | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | ||||
| Utility room only | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | ||||
| Outside only | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | ||||
| Other | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | ||||
| Missing | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dog access when people in the house recoded | Unrestricted or mild restriction | 51 (21.2) | 189 (78.8) | 1 | ||
| Restriction to one or a few places | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | 0.67 | 0.30-1.50 | 0.33 | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dog lies on furniture | Never/rarely | 33 (26.0) | 94 (74.0) | 1 | ||
| Sometimes/often | 27 (19.9) | 109 (80.2) | 1.42 | 0.79-2.53 | 0.24 | |
| Missing | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Dog lies on laps | Never/rarely | 23 (16.0) | 121 (84.0) | 1 | ||
| Sometimes/often | 35 (29.7) | 83 (70.3) | 0.45 | 0.25-0.82 | 0.01 | |
| Missing | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Amount of interaction* with people per day | Up to 1 h | 13 (23.6) | 42 (76.4) | 1 | 0.82 | |
| 1-2 h | 14 (19.7) | 57 (80.3) | 1.26 | 0.54-2.96 | 0.60 | |
| 2-4 h | 12 (19.4) | 50 (80.7) | 1.29 | 0.53-3.13 | 0.57 | |
| Over 4 h | 21 (24.7) | 64 (75.3) | 0.94 | 0.43-2.09 | 0.87 | |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Play with dog in garden | Never/rarely | 0 (0) | 11 (100) | |||
| Sometimes/often | 61 (23.2) | 202 (76.8) | ||||
| Missing | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Attended training classes | Never | 57 (22.3) | 199 (77.7) | |||
| Ever | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | ||||
| Missing | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Dog been to vet in past year | No | 16 (35.6) | 29 (64.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 45 (19.7) | 183 (80.3) | 2.24 | 1.12-4.48 | 0.02 | |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Dog vaccinated in past year | No | 29 (27.9) | 75 (72.1) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 32 (18.9) | 137 (81.1) | 1.66 | 0.93-2.94 | 0.09 | |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Dog had check up in past year | No | 49 (25.0) | 147 (75.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 12 (15.6) | 65 (84.4) | 1.81 | 0.90-3.62 | 0.10 | |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Dog seen vet for health problem related to walking in past year | No | 58 (23.6) | 188 (76.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3 (11.1) | 24 (88.9) | 2.47 | 0.72-8.49 | 0.15 | |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Dog flea treatment last 3 months | No | 28 (22.4) | 97 (77.6) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 30 (21.1) | 112 (78.9) | 1.08 | 0.60-1.93 | 0.80 | |
| Missing | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Dog worm treatment last 3 months | No | 25 (22.9) | 84 (77.1) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 33 (21.0) | 124 (79.0 | 1.12 | 0.62-2.02 | 0.71 | |
| Missing | 3 | 7 |
Where cells had zero cases, statistics are not presented, and where cells have only one case, presented statistics should not be considered reliable
*Interaction defined as (e.g. games, cuddles, training, grooming, not just resting in the same room)