A cross-sectional study of owner-reported health in Canadian and American cats fed meat- and plant-based diets

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Results from multivariable logistic regression models of associations between reporting of health disorders and cat diet type, with confounders (age, breed type, sex, body condition score) controlled for

Health Disorder	Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P-value
Cardiac	Age	1.15	1.045–1.258	0.004
	Breed type, DLH	3.58	1.006–12.700	0.003
	Diet, PB	0.69	0.152–3.162	0.636
	Diet, PB+MB/H	–
Dental	Age	1.11	1.070–1.152	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	0.84	0.495–1.434	0.528
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.51	0.287–0.891	0.018
Dermatological	Age	1.08	1.038–1.129	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	0.79	0.415–1.512	0.480
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.64	0.337 0 1.215	0.172
Endocrine	Age	1.37	1.234–1.519	< 0.001
	BCS, 3	0.13	0.030–0.561	< 0.001
	BCS, 5	0.07	0.018–0.272	< 0.001
	BCS, 7	0.07	0.015–0.315	0.001
	BCS, 9	0.05	0.008–0.359	0.003
	Diet, PB	0.57	0.156–2.113	0.248
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.47	0.131–0.356	0.404
GI and hepatic	Age	1.09	1.049–1.140	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	0.16	0.051–0.530	0.003
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.53	0.273–1.028	0.060
Lower urinary tract	Age	1.10	1.057–1.152	< 0.001
	Sex, male	2.88	1.836–4.518	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	0.96	0.508–1.827	0.908
	Diet, PB+MB/H	1.20	0.678–2.127	0.534
Neoplasia	Age	1.32	1.180–1.487	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	1.10	0.228–5.305	0.907
	Diet, PB+MB/H	1.83	0.543–6.194	0.329
Neurological	Diet, PB	1.14	0.326–4.014	0.834
Neurological	Diet, PB+MB/H	–
Obesity	BCS, 9	8.50	1.064–67.940	0.041
	Diet, PB	0.84	0.360–1.977	0.695
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.74	0.347–1.582	0.438
Ocular	Breed type, mix	3.66	1.609–8.321	0.003
	Diet, PB	0.64	0.218–1.849	0.406
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.11	0.015–0.923	0.027
Renal	Age	1.30	1.196–1.411	< 0.001
	Diet, PB	0.16	0.021–1.250	0.081
	Diet, PB+MB/H	0.27	0.061–1.168	0.080

Referent categories: Breed type = domestic shorthair, Diet = meat-based, BCS = 1, sex = female
DLH domestic longhair, PB plant-based, PB+MB/H plant-based with animal-derived treats/snacks/supplements and/or ability to hunt, BCS body condition score. Odds ratios for categories with insufficient numbers could not be computed (−)

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