Table 1 Change in body mass of obese ponies during 7-weeks of dietary restriction
From: The equine gastrointestinal microbiome: impacts of weight-loss
Explanatory variable | Coefficient | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Week | −9.78 | −11.31 to −8.25 | <  0.01 |
Week2 | 1.56 | 1.03 to 2.09 | <  0.01 |
Week3 | −1.00 | −0.15 to − 0.05 | <  0.01 |
Start weight | 1.00 | 0.96 to 1.03 | <  0.01 |
Baseline | 0.69 | −10.36 to 11.75 | 0.90 |
 Random effects parameter | |||
  Pony ID: Unstructured | |||
   Variance (week) | 0.25 | 0.09 to 0.70 |  |
   Variance (baseline) | 4.32 | 1.47 to 12.67 |  |
   Covariance (week, baseline) | 1.03 | 0.24 to 1.82 |  |
   Variance (residual) | 5.63 | 4.29 to 7.39 |  |