Teng K T, McGreevy P D, Toribio J A L M L, Raubenheimer D, Kendall K, Dhand N K
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
J Small Anim Pract. 2018 Jul 22. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12905.
To explore the associations of cat body condition score with various health conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, dermatological conditions and hypertension, that have been shown to relate to overweight and/or obesity in cats, dogs or humans.
Electronic patient records between January 3, 2005 and June 21, 2015 were obtained from a cat-focused primary accession clinic in metropolitan Sydney where the body condition score of cats was routinely evaluated. Binomial logistic regression modelling was conducted to investigate the associations, after adjusting for age, sex and breed, between 21 health conditions and body condition score recorded on a 9-point scale.
Fourteen of the 21 health conditions examined showed significant associations with an increased body condition score, particularly those of 7 and above. These were dermatological conditions, atopic dermatitis, musculoskeletal conditions, arthritis, hypertension, respiratory conditions, asthma, oral conditions, diarrhoea, general and lower urinary tract conditions, ophthalmic conditions, diabetes mellitus and allergic conditions. Additionally, cats with body condition score of 8 or 9 had significantly higher odds for gastrointestinal conditions and upper urinary tract conditions when compared with cats with body condition score of 5.
As far as we know, this is the first study reporting positive associations of high body condition score with atopic dermatitis, hypertension, asthma, diarrhoea, ophthalmic conditions and allergic conditions in cats. A large number of positive associations between health conditions and high body condition score indicates that excess fat mass should be given a greater emphasis in preventive health care for cats.
探讨猫的体况评分与各种健康状况之间的关联，这些健康状况已被证明与猫、狗或人类的超重和/或肥胖有关，如糖尿病、皮肤病和高血压。
从悉尼大都市一家以猫为主的初诊诊所获取2005年1月3日至2015年6月21日期间的电子病历，该诊所会定期评估猫的体况评分。在对年龄、性别和品种进行调整后，采用二项逻辑回归模型研究21种健康状况与以9分制记录的体况评分之间的关联。
所检查的21种健康状况中有14种与体况评分升高存在显著关联，尤其是7分及以上的情况。这些状况包括皮肤病、特应性皮炎、肌肉骨骼疾病、关节炎、高血压、呼吸道疾病、哮喘、口腔疾病、腹泻、一般及下泌尿道疾病、眼科疾病、糖尿病和过敏状况。此外，与体况评分为5分的猫相比，体况评分为8分或9分的猫患胃肠道疾病和上泌尿道疾病的几率显著更高。
据我们所知，这是第一项报告猫的高体况评分与特应性皮炎、高血压、哮喘、腹泻、眼科疾病和过敏状况呈正相关的研究。健康状况与高体况评分之间大量的正相关表明，在猫的预防性医疗保健中应更加强调脂肪过多的问题。
