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Table 3 Results of univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression for 39 dogs

From: Body weight at 10 years of age and change in body composition between 8 and 10 years of age were related to survival in a longitudinal study of 39 Labrador retriever dogs

 

Variable

BW at 10 years

Change in lean mass 8 to 10 years

Change in lean:fat 8 to 10 years

Age at start of study

Univariate analysis

 β (SE)

0.104 (0.045)

− 0.0004 (0.0002)

− 0.82 (0.48)

0.23 (0.20)

 HR (SE)

1.11 (0.05)

0.9996 (0.0002)

0.44 (0.21)

1.25 (0.25)

 HR 95% CI

1.017–1.210

0.9991–1.0001

0.17–1.13

0.85− 1.84

 P-value

0.020

0.12

0.09

0.25

Multivariable analysis/adjusted model

 β (SE)

0.170 (0.059)

− 0.0012 (0.0003)

− 1.43 (0.45)

0.53 (0.20)

 HR (SE)

1.19 (0.07)

0.9988 (0.0003)

0.24 (0.11)

1.69 (0.34)

 HR 95% CI

1.06–1.33

0.9982, 0.9993

0.099–0.582

1.15–2.50

 P-value

0.004

< 0.001

0.002

0.008

  1. Body weight (BW), change in lean body mass and change in the ratio of lean to fat mass during middle age (~ 8 to 10 years of age) were all significant independent predictors of survival in the final regression model