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Table 2 Presentation of significant odds ratios for diarrhoea.

From: A longitudinal study on diarrhoea and vomiting in young dogs of four large breeds

Diarrhoea

Odds Ratio

P-value

95% Conf. Interval

Living

location1

Suburban1

1.31

0.06

0.99 - 1.74

 

Urban 1

1.88

0.01

1.17 - 2.99

Breed3

LEO

1.61

0.02

1.06 - 2.43

 

LR

1.32

0.21

0.85 - 2.02

 

IW

1.99

0.01

1.26 - 3.15

Gender2

 

1.42

0.01

1.09 - 1.85

Vomiting

 

5.43

< 0.001

3.69 - 7.99

Observational period4

3 to 4

months

0.39

< 0.001

0.26 - 0.59

 

4 to 6

months

0.70

0.06

0.49 - 1.01

 

6 to 12

months

0.41

< 0.001

0.26 -0.64

 

12 to 18 months

0.45

0.001

0.28 - 0.70

 

18 to 24/25 months

0.31

< 0.001

0.18 - 0.55

  1. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analyses with an unstructured correlation structure were used. N = 585. Leonberger (LEO), Labrador retriever (LR), and Irish wolfhound (IW).
  2. 1 Rural is baseline
  3. 2 Male is baseline
  4. 3 Newfoundland is baseline
  5. 4 The observational period 7 weeks to 3 months of age is baseline