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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression results determining factors associated with cats completing a weight loss programme

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

Logistic regression

Completed vs. stopped & dieda

Completed vs. stopped onlyb

ORc

95% CId

P value

ORc

95% CId

P value

Weight loss required

0.89

0.81–0.98

0.022

0.89

0.80–0.98

0.020

Rate of weight loss

157.81

10.00–2492.67

< 0.001

142.28

9.23–2192.68

< 0.001

  1. aCats that completed their weight loss programme compared with cats that had either stopped or died; bCats that completed their weight loss programme compared with cats that stopped only (i.e. those that died were excluded); cOR: odds ratio; d95% CI: 95 % confidence interval. For an explanation of the variables used, please see Tables 1 and 2