Table 5.

Variables influencing owner perception of winter weather effects on canine activity score. Factors with a positive B value increased the winter weather effects score and factors with a negative B value decreased the winter weather effects score.

Variable	Sub-Group	N	B	95% Confidence Interval	p-Value
Skull shape	Mesocephalic	1811	Reference
	Brachycephalic	172	0.16	0.11 to 0.21	<0.001
	Brachycephalic cross	57	0.16	0.07 to 0.24	<0.001
	Dolichocephalic	357	0.09	0.05 to 0.12	<0.001
	Not available	504	0.02	−0.01 to 0.05	0.175
Bodyweight (kg)	<10	389	Reference
	10 to <20	800	−0.14	−0.18 to −0.10	<0.001
	20 to <30	875	−0.18	−0.22 to −0.14	<0.001
	30 to <40	454	−0.20	−0.25 to −0.16	<0.001
	40 to <50	93	−0.23	−0.31 to −0.16	<0.001
	50+	38	−0.32	−0.43 to −0.22	<0.001
	Missing	252	−0.10	−0.15 to −0.05	<0.001
Age (years)	<2	460	Reference
	2 to <4	669	−0.01	−0.05 to 0.03	0.608
	4 to <6	590	0.00	−0.04 to 0.04	0.930
	6 to <8	440	−0.02	−0.06 to 0.02	0.355
	8 to <10	322	0.05	0.00 to 0.10	0.044
	10 to <12	226	0.06	0.01 to 0.11	0.030
	12 to <14	129	0.11	0.05 to 0.18	0.001
	14+	65	0.12	0.03 to 0.20	0.008
Sex/neuter	Female entire	352	Reference
	Female neuter	1007	0.04	0.00 to 0.08	0.054
	Male entire	478	0.01	−0.04 to 0.05	0.817
	Male neuter	1064	0.06	0.02 to 0.10	0.004
Sport participation	Yes	792	−0.12	−0.15 to −0.09	<0.001
	No	2109	Reference
Total daily activity time (minutes)	Up to 10	39	Reference
	10 to <30	272	−0.03	−0.13 to 0.08	0.653
	30 to <60	899	−0.10	−0.20 to 0.01	0.075
	60 to <120	1185	−0.16	−0.27 to −0.06	0.002
	120 or more	506	−0.19	−0.29 to −0.08	0.001
Continent	Europe	2463	Reference
	Africa	6	0.19	−0.06 to 0.45	0.139
	Asia	31	−0.04	−0.15 to 0.08	0.531
	Australia	99	0.12	0.06 to 0.19	<0.001
	North America	290	0.08	0.04 to 0.12	<0.001
	South America	12	0.21	0.03 to 0.39	0.025