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Table 2 Diagnostic code groups and body condition

From: Overweight in adult cats: a cross-sectional study

Diagnostic code group

Number of cats (n = 1072)

Mean body condition score (± SD)

Lower urinary tract

89 (8.3%)

6.2 (± 1.6)

Locomotor apparatus

53 (4.9%)

6.0 (± 1.6)

Respiratory tract

53 (4.9%)

5.9 (± 1.7)

Skin disorders

66 (6.2%)

5.9 (± 1.5)

Diabetes mellitus

23 (2%)

5.8 (± 2.0)

Trauma

160 (14.9%)

5.6 (± 1.3)

Neoplasia

47 (4.4%)

5.2 (± 1.8)

Digestive tract

165 (15.4%)

5.2 (± 1.7)

The whole animal

273 (25.5%)

4.8 (± 1.9)

Circulatory system

40 (3.7%)

4.7 (± 1.7)

Endocrine (other)

32 (3.0%)

4.4 (± 1.5)

Upper urinary system

71 (6.6%)

4.3 (± 1.7)

  1. Number of cats in the medical records cohort (n = 1072) per diagnostic code group, and mean body condition score (scale 1–9) in each group
  2. SD standard deviation