Table 1.
Dog feeding behaviour and sexual status: categorical data1
| Body condition score (BCS) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country: | The Netherlands | Thailand | |||||
| Measure (number of answers)/Category | BCS 3 | BCS 4 | BCS 5 | BCS 3 | BCS 4 | BCS 5 | Log linear analysis significance3 |
| Quantity of food (n = 355)5 | A4 | B4 | A | B | |||
| As it wants | 4(6.0%)2 | 5(8.1%) | 2(7.7%) | 29(43.9%) | 14(20.9%) | 26(38.8%) | |
| As stated/calculated by veterinarian | 33(49.3%) | 29(46.8%) | 9(34.6%) | 13(19.7%) | 14(20.9%) | 14(20.9%) | |
| As estimated | 30(44.8%) | 27(43.5%) | 15(57.7%) | 24(36.4%) | 38(56.7%) | 27(40.3%) | |
| Do not know | 0(0.0%) | 1(1.6%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(1.5%) | 0(0.0%) | C,B,M,CxB,MxC |
| Dog sexual status (n = 355) | A | Aa | a | ||||
| Male neutered | 14(20.9%) | 15(24.2%) | 11(42.3%) | 11(16.7%) | 13(19.4%) | 15(22.4%) | |
| Male sexually intact | 20(29.9%) | 14(22.6%) | 6(23.1%) | 33(50.0%) | 22(32.8%) | 19(28.4%) | |
| Female neutered | 20(29.9%) | 21(33.9%) | 5(19.2%) | 5(7.6%) | 15(22.4%) | 20(29.9%) | |
| Female sexually intact | 13(19.4%) | 12(19.4%) | 4(15.4%) | 17(25.8%) | 17(25.4%) | 13(19.4%) | C,B,M,CxB,MxC |
1This table is based on part 1 and part 2 of the questionnaire (see Additional file 1: Appendix)
2Results are presented as scores (number of cases) with in parentheses the relative frequency (%)
3Significance (P < 0.05) based on log linear analysis with categorical variables/factors measure (first column in this table), country and body condition score. C indicates significant contribution of the factor country to the log linear model; B, significant contribution of the factor body condition score; CxB, significant contribution of the interaction between the factors country and body condition score; MxB, significant contribution of the interaction between the variable measure and factor body condition score; MxC, significant contribution of the interaction between the variable measure and factor country
4Contrast significance (post hoc comparisons, P < 0.005683). Post hoc testing was done by Fischer’s Exact test. Within the same country values with the same superscript lowercase letter were significantly different. Within the same category of body condition score values with the same superscript uppercase letter were significantly different
5The number of answers is given in parentheses