Additional file 3 of Behavioural susceptibility to environmental influences in obesity– evidence from a companion animal model

Additional file 3. Variability in Obesity Probability between breeds can be explained by breed differences in food motivation but not in activity levels or management factors. Predicted average probabilities (0–1) of being overweight/obese (4–5/5), by breed, in ascending order is shown (red), which was obtained from electronic medical records of 1.1 million neutered dogs of 46 different breeds seen at Banfield Pet Hospitals between March 4th 2015 and Jan 31 st 2018. Breed-averaged Exercise Score (0–1; green), breed-averaged Food Motivation Score (0–1; blue) and breed-averaged Owner Control Score (0–1; yellow), obtained from over 14,000 responses to the previously validated DORA questionnaire [22], calculated with weighted effect of sex, age and neuter status for each breed. Dots show the mean value for each breed, alongside lines of best fit.