Table 1.

Study details (Mean values and ranges)

	Study 1: proof of principle (two diets)		Study 2: dose–response to added inorganic P (five diets)		Study 3: dry format (three diets)		Study 4: wet and dry format (four diets)
	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range
Number of cats	9		19		20		13
Sex
Male (n)	4		14		13		10
Female (n)	5		5		7		3
Age (years)	6·2	2·6–7·9	4·8	2·3–7·6	5·5	1·8–8·2	5·4	2·1–8·4
Body weight (kg)	4·48	3·57–5·70	4·37	2·92–5·32	4·57	3·4–5·76	4·47	3·84–5·02
Diets fed	Dry format: A and B		Wet format: C, D, E, F and G		Dry format: H, I and J		Dry format: K
							Wet format: L, M and N
Diet intake (g)	A: 24·1	A: 19–29	C: 102·2	C: 56–135	H: 24·2	H: 13–31	K: 26·1	K: 21–31
	B: 23·6	B: 14–29	D: 123·9	D: 68–168	I: 23·9	I: 7–31	L: 111·3	L: 63–148
			E: 125·7	E: 47–174	J: 24·1	J: 8–31	M: 112·5	M: 79–148
			F: 125·9	F: 74–170			N: 85·5	N: 42–130
			G: 128·5	G: 65–176
Timepoints	Baseline and +30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, 300 and 360 min post-meal		Baseline and +60, 120, 180, 240, 300 and 360 min post-meal		Baseline and +60, 110, 150, 190, 240, 300 and 360 min post-meal		Baseline and +60, 110, 150, 190, 240, 300 and 360 min post-meal