Table 1. Description of the study design, data collection and processing, cohort details and data accessibility for longitudinal height or weight measurements in Dogslife, SAVSNET, Banfield and CLOSER datasets.
| Details | Dogslife | SAVSNET | Banfield | CLOSER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study design | A longitudinal, online study of the morphology, lifestyle and health of pedigree UK Kennel Club registered Labrador Retrievers in the UK [41] | A structured health surveillance program for UK companion animals through the collection of laboratory and veterinary clinical records [42] | A large-scale network of more than 1000 veterinary hospitals based primarily in the US that store electronic records from veterinary consultations [43] | A consortium of longitudinal studies based in the UK. Data used was harmonised from the 1958 National Child Development Study, the 1970 British Cohort Study and the Millennium Cohort Study [21, 44–49] | |
| Data type | Owner-reported digital questionnaires | Digital records of veterinary consultations from 387 practices | Digital records of veterinary consultations from 652 hospitals | A combination of self-reports and data collected by health and scientific professionals | |
| Species | Dog | Dog | Dog | Human | |
| Breed classification | UK Kennel Club registered Labrador Retrievers | UK self-classified Labrador Retrievers | US self-classified Labrador Retrievers | _ _ _ | |
| Data collection period | July 2010 to June 2017 | April 2014 and September 2017 | October 1994 to March 2013 | Various [30–36] | |
| Data condition | Raw/uncleaned | Raw/uncleaned | Raw/uncleaned | Pre-processed/cleaned | |
| Measurement type | Weight | Height | Weight | Weight | Weight |
| Age of cohort (Mean ± SD) |
1.65 ± 1.55, (0.01–7.41) |
0.71 ± 0.53, (0.01–5.26) |
1.70 ± 1.88, (0.04–13.99) |
0.70 ± 0.51, (0.00–2.00) |
16.63 ± 15.80, (0.00–51.17) |
| Data accessibility | Available to download: https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2569 [50] |
Available on request: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet/using-savsnet-data-for-research/ |
Available on request: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064 [26] | Available to download: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8207-1 [44] |
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The age of the cohort describes the mean plus or minus the standard deviation followed by the range of the age in years of individuals in the study.