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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 73) divided into body fat percentage groups

From: Analytical performance of a canine ELISA monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 assay for use in cats and evaluation of circulating levels in normal weight and obese cats

Parameter

Normal weight (BF% < 35) (n = 26)

Overweight (35 ≤ BF% < 45) (n = 28)

Obese (BF% ≥ 45) (n = 19)

P value

Age, years

5.5 ± 2.1a

6.5 ± 2.7b

8.3 ± 2.7c

 < 0.002

Sex, M / F, nd

12 / 14a

11 / 17a

11 / 8a

NS

Girth, cm

39 ± 4.1a

44 ± 3.7b

50 ± 3.9c

 < 0.0001

Body weight, g

4584 ± 900a

5616 ± 1145b

7122 ± 1040c

 < 0.0001

Fat mass, g

1373 ± 439a

2293 ± 553b

3520 ± 643c

 < 0.0001

Lean mass, g

3211 ± 523a

3323 ± 636a

3602 ± 434a

 < 0.06

BF%

29.3 ± 5.3a

40.6 ± 3.0b

49.2 ± 2.3c

 < 0.0001

  1. Characteristics of indoor confined, neutered, domestic short-haired cats (n = 73) divided into groups of normal weight (BF% < 35), overweight (35 ≤ BF% < 45) and obese (BF% ≥ 45) based on body fat percentage as measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, also described in the previous study by Bjornvad et al. [40]. Values are given as mean ± SD for age, girth, body weight, fat mass, lean mass and BF%. Lean mass, fat mass, body weight and body fat percentage as measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Abbreviation: BF%, body fat percentage
  2. a, b, cValues not sharing the same subscript are statistically significantly different
  3. dAnalysed using Chi-square test