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Table 3 Comparison of agility-specific activities of CCLR dogs prior to rupture and control dogs

From: Risk factors for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs participating in canine agility

Variable

CCLR Number (%)

Control Number (%)

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P value

Train 1–7 days/week

241 (92.7%)

895 (89.0%)

Reference

0.4–1.1

0.1

Train < 1 day/week

19 (7.3%)

111 (11.0%)

0.6

High level competition

161 (62.2%)

789 (79.5%)

Reference

1.8–3.2

<  0.001

Low to middle level competition

98 (37.8%)

204 (20.5%)

2.4

<  10 competitions/year

117 (45.0%)

254 (25.2%)

1.4

1.1–1.8

0.02

>  10 competitions/year

143 (55.0%)

752 (74.8%)

Reference

AKC competition

181 (69.6%)

684 (68.0%)

1.1

0.8–1.5

0.7

No AKC competition

79 (30.4%)

322 (32.0%)

Reference

NADAC competition

90 (34.6%)

197 (19.6%)

2.2

1.6–2.9

<  0.001

No NADAC competition

170 (65.4%)

809 (80.4%)

Reference

USDAA competition

87 (33.5%)

420 (41.7%)

0.7

0.5–0.9

0.02

No USDAA competition

173 (66.5%)

586 (58.3%)

Reference

CPE competition

68 (26.2%)

231 (23.0%)

1.2

0.9–1.6

0.3

No CPE competition

192 (73.8%)

775 (77.0%)

Reference

UKI competition

17 (6.5%)

194 (19.3%)

0.3

0.2–0.5

<  0.001

No UKI competition

243 (93.5%)

812 (80.7%)

Reference

ASCA competition

41 (15.8%)

108 (10.7%)

1.6

1.1–2.3

0.033

No ASCA competition

219 (84.2%)

898 (89.3%)

Reference

AAC competition

17 (6.5%)

150 (14.9%)

0.4

0.2–0.7

<  0.001

No AAC competition

243 (93.5%)

856 (85.1%)

Reference

  1. CCLR cranial cruciate ligament rupture, CI confidence interval, AKC American Kennel Club, NADAC North American Dog Agility Council, USDAA United States Dog Agility Association, CPE Canine Performance Events, UKI United Kingdom Agility International, ASCA Australian Shepherd Club of America, AAC Agility Association of Canada