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Table 2 Mean with 95% confidence interval of continuously distributed variables that were significantly different (P ≤ 0,05) for at least one of the three dependent variables "recruitment race", "3-year start" or "total start"

From: Prediction of early race starts in Norwegian-Swedish Coldblooded Trotters

Independent variable

Recruitment race

3-year start

Total start

 

Passed (n = 92)

Not passed (n = 51)

Yes (n = 51)

No (n = 91)

Yes (n = 70)

No (n = 72)

BLUP-estimate

118.72*

[117.67 - 119.77]

115.45*

[114.00 - 116.90]

118.82*

[117.34 - 120.31]

116.82*

[115.72 - 117.91]

119.46*

[118.27 - 120.66]

115.67*

[114.50 - 116.84]

Sire's BLUP-index

126.01*

[124.41 - 127.61]

122.53*

[120.49 - 124.57]

125.33

[123.15 - 127.52]

124.41

[122.80 - 126.02]

126.24*

[124.38 - 128.10]

123.28*

[121.53 - 125.01]

Dam's BLUP-index

111.44*

[110.22 - 112.65]

108.37*

[106.54 - 110.21]

112.31*

[110.62 - 114.01]

109.23*

[107.94 - 110.52]

112.69*

[111.28 - 114.09]

108.06*

[106.69 - 109.43]

Age-corrected height (cm)

157.51*

[156.73 - 158.28]

155.10*

[153.89 - 156.32]

157.87*

[156.71 - 159.02]

155.95*

[155.11 - 156.78]

157.52*

[156.56 - 158.47]

155.80*

[154.83 - 156.77]

Age at weaning (months)

6.75*

[6.21 - 7.28]

8.02*

[6.94 - 9.10]

7.08

[6.21 - 7.95]

7.29

[6.63 - 7.96]

6.93

[6.26 - 7.60]

7.52

[6.70 - 8.33]

Age start conc. feeds (months)

6.13

[5.50 - 6.75]

7.38

[6.08 - 8.67]

5.90*

[5.30 - 6.49]

7.00*

[6.10 - 7.90]

5.99*

[5.35 - 6.62]

7.23*

[6.17 - 8.28]

Conc. feeds per day (Litres)

4.24*

[3.86 - 4.62]

3.26*

[2.73 - 3.79]

4.42*

[3.93 - 4.91]

3.58*

[3.18 - 3.99]

4.37*

[3.94 - 4.80]

3.41*

[2.96 - 3.86]

  1. * = (P ≤ 0.05)
  2. Variables included in logistic regression models are underlined.