Table 3 Characteristics of dogs included in the study
| Â | All sites | Messina (S1) | Augusta (S2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | G2 | Total | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | |
Number of included dogs | 102 | 117 | 219 | 35 | 38 | 67 | 79 |
Mean age (months)/range | 30.7/2-96 | 29.5/2-84 | 30.1/2-96 | 29.9/3-84 | 31.3/3-72 | 31.1/2-96 | 28.6/2-84 |
Sex (%) female/male | 55.9/44.1 | 65.0/35.0 | 60.7/39.3 | 60.0/40.0 | 52.6/47.4 | 53.7/46.3 | 70.9/29.1 |
Weight (kg)/range | 19.3/3.8-41 | 19.2/4.1-47 | 19.3/3.8-41 | 19.6/7.5-41 | 21.5/6.9-47 | 19.2/3.8-35 | 18.1/4.1-38 |
Coat length (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Short | 55.8 | 53.0 | 54.3 | 51.5 | 50.0 | 58.2 | 54.4 |
Medium | 32.3 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 28.5 | 36.8 | 34.3 | 34.1 |
Long | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 20.0 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 11.5 |