Table 5.
Body fat (%) of male and female dogs in all variables.
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| n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | n | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |
| Age range | ||||||||||||
| 1–2 years | 38 | 25.06 (6.43) | 24.33 (9.67) | 48 | 25.85 (6.60) | 25.17 (9.66) | 27 | 22.27 (5.31) | 21.33 (7.33) | 31 | 22.78 (7.10) | 20.67 (10.00) |
| 3–4 years | 15 | 26.31 (6.34) | 27.33 (13.67) | 15 | 27.18 (6.84) | 26.00 (4.66) | 23 | 27.04 (10.34) | 23.67 (20.33) | 14 | 20.74 (6.16) | 17.67 (10.33) |
| 5–6 years | 6 | 31.17 (7.24) | 33.67 (4.33) | 10 | 32.73 (7.46) | 34.67 (13.67) | 12 | 24.11 (8.02) | 23.17 (14.50) | 14 | 33.12 (7.48) | 34.50 (12.34) |
| 7–8 years | 9 | 34.78 (6.57) | 33.67 (5.33) | 14 | 35.05 (7.34) | 36.67 (6.33) | 8 | 30.50 (5.27) | 30.50 (8.17) | 5 | 38.27 (5.57) | 41.00 (1.00) |
| 9–10 years | 2 | 34.67 (1.89) | 34.67 (2.67) | 7 | 34.43 (9.10) | 34.00 (17.67) | 6 | 27.44 (5.01) | 25.83 (6.33) | 6 | 30.83 (7.79) | 32.33 (11.00) |
| ≥ 11 years | 5 | 29.60 (4.05) | 28.33 (6.33) | 10 | 36.67 (7.30) | 38.50 (7.67) | 9 | 24.89 (5.43) | 24.00 (5.67) | 6 | 39.61 (5.11) | 40.67 (4.67) |
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| Dry diet | 12 | 25.22 (5.76) | 24.50 (8.50) | 14 | 28.29 (9.12) | 29.00 (17.00) | 8 | 23.00 (5.88) | 21.00 (6.50) | 16 | 23.21 (9.26) | 19.33 (13.00) |
| Cooked by owner | 18 | 26.32 (7.44) | 25.00 (12.34) | 32 | 31.58 (8.04) | 32.83 (14.00) | 32 | 22.83 (6.77) | 21.33 (9.17) | 24 | 29.07 (9.54) | 26.83 (19.00) |
| Dry diet with food dog | 9 | 22.52 (6.62) | 20.33 (7.66) | 5 | 33.67 (6.46) | 35.00 (5.34) | 1 | 24.67 (N/A) | 24.67 (N/A) | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Dry diet with cooked by owner | 34 | 30.60 (6.24) | 32.00 (7.66) | 51 | 27.90 (7.55) | 27.00 (11.33) | 42 | 27.57 (8.27) | 27.50 (12.00) | 34 | 28.08 (8.98) | 27.83 (15.33) |
| Canned dog food | 1 | 28.33 (N/A) | 28.33 (N/A) | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Cooked by owner and canned food | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 48.00 (N/A) | 48.00 (N/A) | 1 | 23.00 (N/A) | 23.00 (N/A) | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Meal/day | ||||||||||||
| 1 time/day | 19 | 23.81 (6.71) | 21.00 (10.00) | 22 | 29.38 (9.32) | 26.50 (15.67) | 9 | 21.78 (6.57) | 19.33 (9.33) | 16 | 33.81 (10.07) | 38.83 (17.00) |
| 2 times/day | 37 | 28.27 (6.43) | 28.33 (10.67) | 69 | 29.51 (7.81) | 28.33 (11.00) | 53 | 24.92 (7.80) | 23.00 (10.67) | 47 | 25.90 (8.91) | 25.67 (13.00) |
| 3 times/day | 8 | 27.38 (8.30) | 29.67 (13.33) | 6 | 26.06 (7.99) | 26.50 (11.00) | 7 | 30.86 (7.91) | 32.67 (11.33) | 4 | 27.50 (5.78) | 27.33 (8.00) |
| > 3 times/day | 8 | 32.17 (7.76) | 32.83 (5.50) | 5 | 32.20 (8.32) | 34.67 (6.67) | 15 | 26.64 (6.07) | 24.33 (7.67) | 7 | 23.62 (7.26) | 18.67 (14.00) |
| Snacks | ||||||||||||
| No | 46 | 27.17 (6.74) | 28.00 (11.67) | 94 | 28.92 (8.02) | 28.00 (11.67) | 65 | 24.93 (7.99) | 23.67 (10.67) | 37 | 31.23 (8.54) | 31.00 (14.00) |
| Yes | 8 | 29.71 (9.64) | 32.17 (16.33) | 4 | 29.75 (5.42) | 29.84 (8.84) | 12 | 26.22 (7.08) | 25.33 (12.67) | 6 | 37.72 (6.04) | 37.67 (9.00) |
| Letting activity outside house | ||||||||||||
| Never | 58 | 28.63 (6.73) | 28.67 (10.67) | 90 | 28.68 (7.83) | 27.67 (11.67) | 67 | 24.43 (7.71) | 23.00 (9.33) | 69 | 26.48 (9.30) | 26.00 (16.00) |
| 1 time/day | 7 | 24.52 (9.20) | 21.67 (18.67) | 7 | 39.14 (5.27) | 37.67 (7.66) | 4 | 26.42 (5.65) | 27.17 (10.00) | 4 | 33.83 (7.46) | 34.83 (12.00) |
| > 1 time/day | 3 | 27.89 (7.15) | 31.33 (13.00) | 7 | 31.33 (8.69) | 33.33 (14.33) | 13 | 29.10 (7.41) | 28.67 (9.67) | 3 | 37.33 (2.85) | 37.00 (5.66) |