Pet ownership, dog types and attachment to pets in 9–10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Factors associated with ownership of a ‘Pit Bull or cross’ or a ‘Bull Breed’ dog

Outcome (predictor variable)	No (n or median)	Yes (n or median)	Crude OR	Crude 95%CI	Crude P	Adjusted OR	Adjusted 95% CI	Adjusted P
a) Pit Bull or cross
Gender
Male	160	13	1
Female	176	7	0.49	0.19-1.26	0.14	0.49	0.15-1.59	0.23
Ethnicity
White	269	15	1
Non-white	19	4	3.78	1.14-12.50	0.03	3.96	0.99-15.76	0.05
Sibling status
Neither	162	10	1
Single	37	1	0.44	0.05-3.53	0.44	0.79	0.08-7.46	0.84
Youngest	146	8	0.89	0.34-2.31	0.81	0.93	0.29-3.01	0.90
Deprivation score	46.98	66.40	1.07	1.03-1.11	0.001	1.06	1.02-1.11	0.01
b) Bull Breed
Gender
Male	124	48	1
Female	134	49	0.94	0.59-1.51	0.81	1.04	0.60-1.82	0.88
Ethnicity
White	206	77	1
Non-white	14	9	1.72	0.72-4.41	0.23	0.99	0.35-2.81	0.99
Sibling status
Neither	119	52	1
Single	31	7	0.52	0.21-1.25	0.14	0.62	0.22-1.70	0.35
Youngest	115	39	0.78	0.48-1.26	0.31	0.59	0.33-1.06	0.08
Deprivation score	41.55	55.05	1.03	1.02-1.05	<0.001	1.03	1.01-1.05	<0.001

a) n=274. Hosmer-lemeshow=0.20.
b) n=274. Hosmer-lemeshow=0.13.
Bull Breed defined as for example Pit Bull or Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Bulldog, including crosses of these.

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