Table 1.

Physical characteristics for horses (n = 49) included in the study divided into normal insulin regulation (NIR) and insulin dysregulation (ID) groups

	NIR n = 23	ID n = 26
Sex (g/m)	12/11	5/21
Age (y)	9.5 ± 3.9a	14.1 ± 4.3b
Body weight	424 ± 101a	423 ± 116a
BCS (1–9)	5.3 ± 0.6a	6.7 ± 1.1b
CNS (0–5)	2.2 ± 0.5a	3.5 ± 0.7b

SD, standard deviation; g, gelding; m, mare; BCS, body condition score; CNS, cresty neck score.

Data are mean ± SD. ^a,bMeans with different superscript letters differ significantly within row (P < 0.05).