Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for all three HRQL domain scores both raw (A) and normalized (B), for questionnaires 1−5 completed by owners of a group of 21 overweight cats enrolled on a weight loss programme.
| Domain | Questionnaire No | Mean | SD | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | ||||||||
| Vitality—Raw score | 1 | 2.70 | 0.62 | 1.33 | 2.26 | 2.74 | 3.19 | 3.82 |
| 2 | 2.91 | 0.53 | 1.50 | 2.60 | 3.05 | 3.30 | 3.54 | |
| 3 | 2.98 | 0.54 | 1.87 | 2.62 | 3.02 | 3.35 | 3.95 | |
| 4 | 3.30 | 0.34 | 2.46 | 3.09 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.78 | |
| 5 | 3.61 | 0.43 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 3.81 | 3.89 | 3.95 | |
| Comfort–Raw score | 1 | 5.57 | 0.35 | 4.58 | 5.34 | 5.57 | 5.87 | 6.00 |
| 2 | 5.61 | 0.54 | 3.97 | 5.54 | 5.78 | 5.94 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | 5.71 | 0.38 | 4.82 | 5.59 | 5.84 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
| 4 | 5.83 | 0.28 | 4.87 | 5.78 | 5.94 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | 5.91 | 0.19 | 5.34 | 5.91 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
| EWB—Raw score | 1 | 3.40 | 0.50 | 2.47 | 3.05 | 3.38 | 3.99 | 3.99 |
| 2 | 3.44 | 0.46 | 2.30 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.87 | 3.99 | |
| 3 | 3.55 | 0.35 | 2.74 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.86 | 3.99 | |
| 4 | 3.61 | 0.31 | 3.02 | 3.37 | 3.69 | 3.78 | 3.99 | |
| 5 | 3.75 | 0.27 | 3.06 | 3.59 | 3.75 | 3.99 | 3.99 | |
| (B) | ||||||||
| Vitality—Normalized | 1 | 46.08 | 8.94 | 24.85 | 40.09 | 46.83 | 52.97 | 62.01 |
| 2 | 49.10 | 7.64 | 28.00 | 44.96 | 51.14 | 54.57 | 57.98 | |
| 3 | 50.15 | 7.58 | 34.29 | 45.18 | 50.79 | 55.25 | 63.99 | |
| 4 | 54.60 | 4.73 | 43.03 | 51.62 | 54.96 | 57.81 | 61.41 | |
| 5 | 59.06 | 6.01 | 42.39 | 54.82 | 61.89 | 63.09 | 63.99 | |
| Comfort–Normalized | 1 | 45.65 | 8.29 | 31.49 | 39.38 | 43.24 | 51.51 | 59.55 |
| 2 | 47.67 | 9.23 | 27.00 | 42.61 | 48.28 | 55.04 | 59.55 | |
| 3 | 49.86 | 8.85 | 33.62 | 41.48 | 50.47 | 59.55 | 59.55 | |
| 4 | 52.97 | 7.75 | 34.01 | 48.25 | 54.82 | 59.55 | 59.55 | |
| 5 | 55.69 | 6.38 | 39.37 | 53.45 | 59.55 | 59.55 | 59.55 | |
| EWB—Normalized | 1 | 46.28 | 10.45 | 27.14 | 38.98 | 45.73 | 58.84 | 58.84 |
| 2 | 47.11 | 9.57 | 23.40 | 41.62 | 46.06 | 56.26 | 58.84 | |
| 3 | 49.35 | 7.43 | 32.74 | 44.72 | 49.19 | 55.89 | 58.84 | |
| 4 | 50.60 | 6.55 | 38.32 | 45.56 | 52.38 | 54.31 | 58.84 | |
| 5 | 53.62 | 5.79 | 39.31 | 50.13 | 53.71 | 58.84 | 58.84 | |