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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for disease-related factors and low body condition. Cross-tabulation of body condition and selected health variables of 598 unowned unsocialised domestic cats in 2019 in Denmark, stratified according to body condition score

From: Assessing welfare risks in unowned unsocialised domestic cats in Denmark based on associations with low body condition score

Variables

Categories

Body condition score

Normal-high

Low

Tooth lesions

Not present

449 (90.0%)

50 (10.0%)

 

Present

81 (81.8%)

18 (18.2%)

Skeletal system lesions

Not present

521 (88.8%)

66 (11.2%)

Present

9 (81.8%)

2 (18.2%)

Skin lesions

Not present

511 (89.0%)

63 (11.0%)

 

Present

19 (79.2%)

5 (20.8%)

Urogenital system lesions

Not present

493 (89.2%)

60 (10.8%)

Present

37 (82.2%)

8 (17.8%)

GI system findings

Not present

526 (89.9%)

59 (10.1%)

Present

4 (30.8%)

9 (69.2%)

Liver lesions

Not present

513 (88.9%)

64 (11.1%)

 

Present

17 (80.9%)

4 (19.1%)

FIV (PCR)

Negative

479 (89.4%)

57 (10.6%)

 

Positive

44 (80.0%)

11 (20.0%)

 

Missing

7 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

FeLV (PCR)

Negative

519 (88.9%)

65 (11.1%)

 

Positive

4 (57.1%)

3 (42.9%)

 

Missing

7 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. FIV feline immunodeficiency virus, FeLV feline leukaemia virus, GI gastro-intestinal, except teeth, PCR polymerase chain reaction