TABLE 2.

Demographic data (reported as median [IQR]) for the study cohort (n = 157) grouped according to their geographic location

	Overall	Germany	United Kingdom	Australia	United States	Sweden	P value
Number	157	55	33	25	24	20	–
Type (%)							<.001
Horse	58.6	43.6	39.4	52	91.7	100
Pony	41.4	56.4	60.6	48	8.3	0
Age (y)	14 [10‐18]	16 [12‐20] a	17 [9–20]	11 [9.5‐15] a	13.5 [5.25‐18]	13 [10.3‐16.8]	.02
Sex (%)							<.001
Gelding	48.4	47.3	39.4	88	45.8	20
Stallion	5.1	10.9	0	0	4.2	5
Mare	46.5	41.8	60.6	12	50	75
Housing (%)					# (n = 23)		<.001
Outside	45.5	23.6	66.7	100	47.9	0
Inside	38.5	47.3	33.3	0	13	100
Both	16	29.1	0	0	39.1	0
Diet (%)							<.001
Forage only	51.9	40	100	40	20.8	0
Forage plus concentrate	48.1	60	0	60	79.2	100

Note: #, missing data.

^a Groups that differ statistically within variable.