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Table 1 Baseline parameters of the cats in the study population

From: Factors associated with overweight cats successfully completing a diet-based weight loss programme: an observational study

Parameter

Completed (n = 28)

Stopped (n = 32)

Died (n = 2)

Breeda

DSH 24

DSH 29

DSH 1

British Blue 2

British Blue 0

British Blue 0

Maine Coon 0

Maine Coon 1

Maine Coon 0

Siamese 1

Siamese 0

Siamese 1

Selkirk Rex 0

Selkirk Rex 1

Selkirk Rex 0

BSH 1

BSH 0

BSH 0

DLH 0

DLH 1

DLH 0

Sex

MN 17, FS 11

MN 18, FS 13

MN 2, FS 0

M 0, F 0

M 1, F 0

M 0, F 0

Age (months)

95 (24–156)

84 (16–156)

150 & 113

Lean body mass (kg)a

4.0 (2.9–5.5)

4.0 (2.9–5.7)

4.1 & 5.6

Body fat (%)a

30 (17–45)

35 (24–50)

30 & 54

Weight loss required (%)b

18 (6–37)

28 (9–53)

19 & 62

Concurrent disease

Present 21

Present 22

Present 3 (2 & 1)

Absent 7

Absent 10

Absent 0

  1. All data are expressed as the median (range) unless otherwise stated BSH British Short Hair, DSH Domestic Shorthair, DLH Domestic Longhair, F female, FS female spayed, M male, MN male neutered. aLean body mass and body fat percentage determined before weight loss by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). bWeight loss required calculated from DEXA results using a mathematical formula based upon typical body composition results from previous weight clinic studies [17, 23]