This SALT_GrowthPatternsDatasets_Readme.txt file was generated on 2020-05-19 by ALEXANDER GERMAN ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset: Comparison of growth patterns in healthy dogs and dogs in abnormal body condition using growth standards - SUPPORTING DATA 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Alexander J German Institution: University of Liverpool, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences Address: Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston, CH64 7TE, UK Email: ajgerman@liverpool.ac.uk B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Carina Salt Institution: WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute Address: Mars Petcare, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Email: carina.salt@effem.com Name: Richard Butterwick Institution: WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute Address: Mars Petcare, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Email: richard.butterwick@effem.com 3. Date of data collection: 1994 to 2013 4. Geographic location of data collection Data were derived from 2 research populations and Veterinary Client Records... 1.Research Colony Data came from purebred dogs housed at the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition (WALTHAM) in the UK and the ROYAL CANIN (RC) Research Centre in France. 2. Veterinary Client Records Data were collected from the electronic patient medical records of Banfield Pet Hospitals, a network of over 900 primary care veterinary hospitals located mainly in the USA. 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute / MARS PETCARE -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: The dataset has been fully anonymised by removing any client and animal details that might enable the client to be identified. 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A 5. Was data derived from another source? No 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: -------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW -------------------- 1. File List: BanfieldBCS.txt Data from dogs that visited a BANFIELD® Pet Hospital at least 4 times between the ages of 12 weeks and 2 years, and which were classified as ‘underweight’, ‘overweight’ or ‘obese’ by 4 years of age BanfieldGrowthAilments.txt Data from dogs that visited a BANFIELD® Pet Hospital between the ages of 12 weeks and 2 years, and were diagnosed with a condition associated with reatrded or accelerated growth by 4 years of age. EnergyIntake.txt Data from Labrador Retriever puppie (8 to 52 weeks of age) that were fed the same diet but at different planes of nutrition. RC.txt Data from 12 healthy dogs of 2 breeds based at the Royal Canin Research Center, France. VitaminA.txt Data derived from 48 dogs at the WALTHAM Centre from a study to evaluate safety of vitamin A. WCPN.txt Data from 430 healthy dogs based at the WALTHAM centre, UK. 2. Relationship between files, if important: Each file contains a dataset from a separate population of dogs and, as a result, are independent from one another. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Each database was searched for dogs under 3 years of age where bodyweight data were available. Dogs were eligible for inclusion in the modelling studies when at least one bodyweight measurement had been recorded between the ages of 0.20 years (~10 weeks) and 2.25 years (2 years 3 months). Extraction of Research Colony Data was conducted using the inbuilt filter function within the electronic spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel). The data of primary interest were bodyweight (between 0.25 and 2 years of age) and contemporaneous age (calculated from the date recorded and the date of birth). Additional data of interest comprised breed, sex, neuter status, and information on body condition. For the Veterinary Client Records Data, the patient records database copy was searched with SQL queries to identify all dogs visiting a BANFIELD® Pet Hospital at least 4 times, over a period of at least 3 months, between the ages of 12 weeks and 2 years. For these dogs, the diagnosis and body condition histories up to 4 years of age were then searched for relevant disease conditions (from diagnoses recorded by the attending veterinarian) to identify subsets of dogs to be used for the validation. For each dog, primary patient information (consisting of patient ID, breed, mixed breed ‘flag’, and date of birth) and details pertaining to the specific visit were gathered. Visit details comprised date, age, weight, body condition (if available) and visit type (e.g. whether for a routine preventative appointment such as vaccination or a non-routine reason). In addition, the diagnosis or diagnoses recorded by the veterinarian were also reported. In this respect, every time a dog visits a hospital, the attending veterinary must record one or more 'diagnoses' (which can include ‘healthy pet’) by selecting options from a drop-down list in the client record. Standardised criteria were not used for these diagnoses; instead, they were determined by the attending veterinarian based upon their clinical assessment and any diagnostic investigations performed. Given that all variables used for database searching were primary fields, simple search terms were used and no validation of search algorithms was required. 2. Methods for processing the data: To create the current file, the raw study data have been exported as a text files. Datasets have been fully anonymised by removing any client and animal details that might enable the client to be identified. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: .txt is a common data exchange format that is widely supported by consumer, business, and scientific applications including Excel (Microsoft) and Numbers (Apple). 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: N/A 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: The raw study data have been provided. 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Carina Salt (WALTHAM) and Derek Wilson (WALTHAM) ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: BanfieldBCS.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 7 2. Number of rows: 1048576 3. Variable List: A. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) B. Name: SizeClass Description: Dog size class (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064) Value labels: I – class I, II – class II, III – class III, IV – class IV, V – class V C. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female D. Name: BCSGp Description: Weight status of the dog Value labels: overweight, obesity, underweight E. Name: DiagnosisAge Description: Age at which the weight status was recorded F. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age at visit (in years) G. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at visit 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: BanfieldGrowthAilments.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 7 2. Number rows: 118525 3. Variable List: A. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) B. Name: SizeClass Description: Dog size class (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064) Value labels: I – class I, II – class II, III – class III, IV – class IV, V – class V C. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female D. Name: AilmentGp Description: Diagnosis made at that visit Value labels: Anconeal & Coronoid Process; Dwarfism; Hepatic Encephalopathy; Hip Dysplasia, Medical; Hip Dysplasia, Surgical; Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy; Megaesophagus; OCD; Osteodystrophy, NutritionalPortosystemic Shunt; PRAA/VRA - persisent right aortic arch / vascular ring anomaly E. Name: DiagnosisAge Description: Age at which the weight status was recorded F. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age at visit (in years) G. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at visit 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: EnergyIntake.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 7 2. Number of rows: 842 3. Variable List: A. Name: SubSet Description: Plane of nutrition for that dog Value labels: Optimal - fed at energy requirement for growth; Restricted - fed at 88% of requirements for growth; Supplemental: fed at 118% of requirements for growth B. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) C. Name: Breed Description: Breed of dog Value labels: Labrador retriever D. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female E. Name: DiagnosisAge Description: Age at which the weight status was recorded F. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age when weight recorded (in years) G. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at corresponding age 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: RC.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 6 2. Number of rows: 416 3. Variable List: A. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) B. Name: Breed Description: Breed of dog Value labels: Miniature Schnauzer; West Highland White Terrier C. Name: SizeClass Description: Dog size class (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064) Value labels: II – class II D. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female E. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age when weight recorded (in years) F. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at corresponding age 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: VitaminA.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 6 2. Number of rows: 2408 3. Variable List: A. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) B. Name: Breed Description: Breed of dog Value labels: Labrador Retriever; Miniature Schnauzer C. Name: SizeClass Description: Dog size class (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064) Value labels: II – class II, V – class V D. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female E. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age when weight recorded (in years) F. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at corresponding age 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: WCPN.txt ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 6 2. Number of rows: 14017 3. Variable List: A. Name: DogID Description: Dog identifier (disguised) B. Name: Breed Description: Breed of dog Value labels: Clumber Spaniel; Cocker Spaniel; Field Spaniel; Greyhound; Labrador Retriever; Miniature Schnauzer; Papillon; Standard Dachshund; Standard Schnauzer; Yorkshire Terrier C. Name: SizeClass Description: Dog size class (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182064) Value labels: I – class I, II – class II, III – class III, IV – class IV, V – class V D. Name: SEX Description: sex of the dog Value labels: M – male, F – female E. Name: AgeYrs Description: Age when weight recorded (in years) F. Name: WeightKG Description: Bodyweight (in kg) measured at corresponding age 4. Missing data codes: None 5. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: N/A