Table 4.
Univariable analysis of reasons for getting dog* associated with daily dog walking
| Variable | <1/day | 1+/day | OR | 95 % CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Companionship | No | 21 (25.6) | 61 (74.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 40 (20.6) | 154 (79.4) | 1.33 | 0.72-2.43 | 0.36 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Protection | No | 54 (24.1) | 170 (75.9) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 7 (13.5) | 45 (86.5) | 2.04 | 0.87-4.79 | 0.10 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hobby | No | 58 (25.3) | 171 (74.6) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3 (6.4) | 44 (93.6) | 4.97 | 1.49-16.63 | 0.01 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Showing or breeding | No | 61 (22.7) | 208 (77.3) | |||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 7 (100) | ||||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Exercise | No | 44 (25.0) | 132 (75.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 17 (17.0) | 83 (83.0) | 1.63 | 0.87-3.04 | 0.13 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Working dog | No | 61 (22.9) | 205 (77.1) | |||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 10 (100) | ||||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Always had a dog | No | 35 (22.6) | 120 (77.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 26 (21.5) | 95 (78.5) | 1.07 | 0.60-1.89 | 0.83 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Family member wanted dog | No | 38 (19.3) | 159 (80.7) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 23 (29.1) | 56 (70.9) | 0.58 | 0.32-1.06 | 0.08 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gift | No | 60 (22.2) | 210 (77.8) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 1.43 | 0.16-12.46 | 0.75 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 |
Where cells had zero cases, statistics are not presented, and where cells have only one case, presented statistics should not be considered reliable
*Multiple reasons could be indicated