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Table 2 Risk factors canine megaoesophagus in Australia, 2017–2018. Estimated regression coefficients and their standard errors from a mixed-effects logistic regression model of risk factors for idiopathic canine megaoesophagus

From: A case-control study to identify risk factors for adult-onset idiopathic megaoesophagus in Australian dogs, 2017–2018

Variable

Number of

Coefficient (SE)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

 

Cases

Controls

   

Intercept

77

121

−3.8210 (0.6808)

< 0.01

 

Bodyweight (× 5 kg)

77

121

0.2748 (0.1044)

< 0.01

1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)

Advance Dermocare:

 Yes

68

2

5.7849 (0.8267)

< 0.01

325 (64 to 1644) a

 No

9

119

Reference

 

1.00

Random effect:

  

Variance b

  

 Clinic

  

0.4652 (1.1498)

  
  1. a Interpretation: For cases (dogs with IMO) the odds of exposure to Advance Dermocare was 325 (95% CI 64 to 1644) times the odds of exposure to Advance Dermocare in controls
  2. b Variance of the clinic-level random effect term
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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