Table 10.

Multiple logistic regression analysis of dog´s factors associated with overweight or obese body condition in dogs.

Variable	Overweight and obese (BCS ≥ 6)		Ideal (BCS 4–5)		Total		OR	CI-95	P-valuea
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age rangeb
Young	59	37.6	98	62.4	157	100.0	0.57	0.34–0.94	0.020
Adult	51	51.5	48	48.5	99	100.0
Sex
Female	74	53.2	65	46.8	139	100.0	2.45	1.48–4.06	< 0.001
Male	39	31.7	84	68.3	123	100.0
Reproductive status
Neutered	67	57.3	50	42.7	117	100.0	2.88	1.74–4.78	< 0.001
Intact	46	31.7	99	68.3	145	100.0
Age at neutering
≤ 3 years	43	53.1	38	46.9	81	100.0	0.38	0.14–1.05	0.050
> 3 years	18	75.0	6	25.0	24	100.0
Meal frequency
Up to three times a day	57	44.2	72	55.8	129	100.0	1.13	0.69–1.85	0.360
Ad libitum	54	41.2	77	58.8	131	100.0
Quantification of food amount
Not accurately measured	93	43.5	121	56.5	214	100.0	1.19	0.62–2.29	0.356
Weighed	18	39.1	28	60.9	46	100.0
Snack consumption by the dog
Yes	84	45.2	102	54.8	186	100.0	1.33	0.77–2.30	0.184
No	29	38.2	47	61.8	76	100.0
Exercise
Yes	8	27.6	21	72.4	29	100.0	0.71	0.22–2.33	0.398
No	8	34.8	15	65.2	23	100.0

BCS body condition score; OR odds ratio; CI-95 95% confidence interval.

^aP-value obtained by the chi-square test.

^bAge and breed size classification according to Hosgood and Scholl¹⁶. BMI* body mass index.