Table 2. Sex/neuter status of 2,536 dogs fed three main diets.
Sex/neuter status | Conventional meat | Raw meat | Vegan | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female, sexually intact | 95 | 104 | 23 | 222 |
Female, spayed | 547 | 276 | 152 | 975 |
Male, sexually intact | 166 | 149 | 25 | 340 |
Male, castrated | 562 | 301 | 136 | 999 |
Total | 1370 | 830 | 336 | 2536 |
P-value | ||||
Conventional meat | --- | 0.000 | 0.043 | |
Raw meat | 0.000 | --- | 0.000 | |
Vegan | 0.043 | 0.000 | --- | |
Odds ratio | ||||
Conventional meat | --- | 0.537 | 1.412 | |
Raw meat | 1.863 | --- | 2.631 | |
Vegan | 0.708 | 0.380 | --- |
Note: p-values and odds ratios reflect the likelihood of dogs being sexually intact.