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Table 1 General characteristics of the subject dogs

From: Abdominal obesity is associated with heart disease in dogs

Classification

Healthy

Heart disease

N

43

44

Age

  

  1-5 years

36

7

  >5 years

7

37

Gender

  

  Male

23

26

  Female

20

18

Body size

  

  Small (<12 kg)

36

28

  Medium (12–24 kg)

4

12

  Large (>24 kg)

3

4

BCS

3.3 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.2

MBMI (BW (kg)/[TL (m)]2)

52.5 ± 3.7

65.0 ± 4.5*

WHSDR

3.7 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.1

WIWDR

3.1 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1**

WTLR

1.05 ± 0.04

1.25 ± 0.04**

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. BCS, body condition score; BW, body weight; MBMI, modified body mass index; BW, body weight; TL, truncal length; WHSDR, waist-to-hock-to-stifle distance ratio; WIWDR, waist-to-ilium wing distance ratio; WTLR, waist-to-truncal length ratio.