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Table 4 Estimated hazard ratio from the multivariable Cox regression model with time of cystic ovarian disease (COD) diagnosis between day 40 and 146 in lactation and herd as cluster

From: Risk factors associated with cystic ovarian disease in Norwegian dairy cattle

Variable

Class

N

Chi-square

HR (95% CI)

COD recorded during previous lactation

No

510,565

-

1.0

 

Yes

1,092

364.3

7.5 (6.1 - 9.3)

Interaction parity and calving season

1st and spring

35,969

-

1,0

 

1st and summer

45,126

24.7

2.1 (1.6 - 2.8)

 

1st and autumn

64,667

44.8

2.6 (1.9 - 3.4)

 

1st and winter

40.776

11.0

1.7 (1.2 - 2.3)

 

2nd and spring

32.530

7.3

1.6 (1.1 - 2.2)

 

2nd and summer

31,007

72.4

3.5 (2.6 - 4.7)

 

2nd and autumn

43,755

168.8

6.1 (4.6 - 7.9)

 

2nd and winter

29,121

85.7

3.9 (2.9 - 5.2)

 

> 2nd and spring

50,802

43.5

2.6 (2.0 - 3.4)

 

> 2nd and summer

45,134

148.4

5.5 (4.2 - 7.3)

 

> 2nd and autumn

56,931

300,0

10.2 (7.8 - 13.2)

 

> 2nd and winter

32,840

146.1

5.5 (4.1 - 7.2)

Herd size

< 35

430,962

15.8

1.4 (1.2 - 1.6)

 

35 to 84

75,430

-

1.0

 

> 84

5,265

7.7

2.0 (1.2 - 3.3)

Region

< 60° latitude

131,159

-

1.0

 

60 to 65 °

329,186

21.6

1.3 (1.2 - 1.5)

 

> 65 °

51,312

6.1

1.2 (1.0 - 1.4)