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Table 3 Characteristics of dogs which completed the study

From: A randomized, double-blind, prospective, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of a diet supplemented with curcuminoids extract, hydrolyzed collagen and green tea extract in owner’s dogs with osteoarthritis

Characteristics

Control

CCOT

p-value

Total number of subjects

21

21

NA

Male/female

8/13

10/11

NA

Castrated male/sterilized female/intact

2/9/10

6/7/8

NA

Age at T0 (years)

7.50 ± 2.85

7.56 ± 3.07

0.952

Body weight at T0 (kg)

34.91 ± 11.66

36.43 ± 12.63

0.563

Body weight at T3 (kg)

35.17 ± 11.60

36.13 ± 12.95

0.717

Peak vertical force at T0 (% BW)

69.65 ± 19.86

61.81 ± 11.56

0.618

Pain at manipulation at T0

3.65 ± 2.50

4.19 ± 2.40

0.988

Pain severity at T0

2.46 ± 2.08

2.67 ± 1.82

0.680

Pain interference at T0

3.44 ± 2.71

3.26 ± 2.47

0.898

Most affected joint at T0

 Carpus

1

0

NA

 Elbow

5

2

NA

 Stifle

2

6

NA

 Hip

13

13

NA

  1. Data were expressed as distributions (number of dogs) for categorical characteristics and as mean ± SD for continuous characteristics
  2. T0 study start, T3 after 3 months of diet, study end, NA not applicable, BW body weight