Probing the perils of dichotomous binning: how categorizing female dogs as spayed or intact can misinform our assumptions about the lifelong health consequences of ovariohysterectomy.

doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.06.017

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Probing the perils of dichotomous binning: how categorizing female dogs as spayed or intact can misinform our assumptions about the lifelong health consequences of ovariohysterectomy.

Published Nov 1, 2011 · D. J. Waters, S. Kengeri, A. H. Maras

Theriogenology

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Observational Study

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Dichotomous binning, naming female dogs as spayed or intact, is inadequate for representing lifetime ovary exposure, leading to misleading assumptions about the lifelong health consequences of ovariohysterectomy.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Probing the perils of dichotomous binning: how categorizing female dogs as spayed or intact can misinform our assumptions about the lifelong health consequences of ovariohysterectomy.

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