J 2016

Risk factors for canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome in Slovakia

KATINA, Stanislav, Jana FARBAKOVA, Aladar MADARI, Michal NOVAK, Norbert ZILKA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Risk factors for canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome in Slovakia

Authors

KATINA, Stanislav (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jana FARBAKOVA (703 Slovakia), Aladar MADARI (703 Slovakia), Michal NOVAK (703 Slovakia) and Norbert ZILKA (703 Slovakia)

Edition

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, United Kingdom, BioMed Central Springer, 2016, 0044-605X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10103 Statistics and probability

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.472

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00089491

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000371284600002

Keywords in English

Canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome; Cognitive decline; Risk factors; Prevalence; Epidemiology; Nutrition

Tags

Změněno: 20/10/2018 09:48, doc. PaedDr. RNDr. Stanislav Katina, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Background: Increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment in an aging canine population poses a serious health problem. Identifying risk factors, which may influence the onset of cognitive decline, is becoming increasingly important. Here we investigated whether age, sex, weight, nutrition, dogs’ housing and reproductive state were associated with increased risk of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CCDS) in Slovakia. Results: Age was associated with cognitive decline and nutrition emerged as a significant predictor variable. Dogs fed controlled diets had 2.8 times lower odds of developing CCDS when compared with dogs fed uncontrolled diets. Sex, weight, reproductive state and dogs’ housing were not significantly associated with cognitive decline. Further, the prevalence of CCDS was similar in both small and medium/large sized dogs aged 8–11 years, but differed in dogs at an age of 11–13 years. Conclusion: Age was found to be the most prominent risk factors of CCDS. Nutrition may influence the co