TABLE 3.
Final Cox proportional hazards model for survival time in 71 dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosed between 2014 and September of 2018
| Variable | P‐value | Hazard ratio | 95% CI for HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Diet group | ||||
| Dogs eating nontraditional diets that did not change diets (reference) | … | 1.000 | … | … |
| Dogs eating nontraditional diets that changed diets | .001 | 0.354 | 0.190 | 0.660 |
| Dogs eating traditional diets | .08 | 0.535 | 0.263 | 1.091 |
| Congestive heart failure present (reference, no CHF) | .02 | 2.371 | 1.177 | 4.774 |
| Ventricular arrhythmias present (reference, no ventricular arrhythmias) | .01 | 2.152 | 1.204 | 3.847 |
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; CI, confidence intervals; HR, hazard ratio.