DOI: 10.17863/cam.106981
title: Dataset and code corresponding to the journal article 'Increased food motivation and adiposity based on caregiver survey in dogs receiving anti-seizure drugs'

description: The R code contains everything necessary to replicate the study. The dataset provided is the final sample population used for the study which contains a control group that has already been matched by sex, neuter status, and breed as closely as possible to the epileptic study group. The columns correspond to the following: - ID: randomly allocated to preserve the anonymity of participating. dogs. - Group: Control (healthy dogs), IE (idiopathic epilepsy). - Group_binomial: 0 = control/healthy, 1 = Idiopathic epilepsy. - SEX, NEUTER, Breed and Dog_Age are self-explanatory. Age is provided in years. - Sex_binomial: 0=female, 1=male. - Neuter_binomial: 0=entire, 1=neutered. - Dog_shape: owner-reported BCS (1-9). - F_CombinedGreedFactors: DORA's dog Food Motivation Score (0-1). - F1_ResponsivenessAndSatiety: Food Motivation Score subfactor 'Responsiveness and Satiety Score' (0-1). - F2_LackOfFussiness: Food Motivation Score subfactor 'Lack of Fussiness Score' (0-1). - F3_InterestInFood: Food Motivation Score subfactor 'Interest in Food Score' (0-1). - F_Owner_Intervention: DORA's owner management factor 'Owner Intervention Score' (0-1). - F_Restriction_Human_Food: DORA's owner management factor 'Restriction of Human Food Score' (0-1). - F_Exercise_Taken: DORA's owner management factor 'Exercise Score' (0-1). - F_Owner_Control: DORA's owner management factor 'Owner Control Score' (0-1). For the epileptic group only, the following variables are included: - Seizure_age_diagnosis: age at which idiopathic epilepsy was diagnosed (years). - AED_Which: which anti-seizure drug is the dog currently taking? multiple choices were available. - Appetite_WhichDrug: corresponds to the question 'Which drug is affecting your dog's appetite the most?' provided to respondents who selected more than one anti-seizure drug. - Therapy_num: number of anti-seizure drugs being administered to their dog. The following questions were answered as 'Not at all true', 'Somewhat true', 'Mainly true' or 'Definitely true' in relation to the mentioned side effect of the current anti-seizure treatment received - CurrentTreatment_Energy: reduced energy - CurrentTreatment_Coordination: decreased coordination. - CurrentTreatmetn_Hunger: increased hunger - CurrentTreatemnt_FoodIntake: increased food intake. In relation to the administration of anti-seizure drugs, the following questions were responded to as 'Never', 'Rare;y, 'Sometimes', 'Often', or 'Always': - treats.to.administer.treatment: corresponds to the question 'Do you use treats to administer the treatment?' - AfterSeizure_food: corresponds to the question 'Do you give your dog treats because he/she had a seizure?'. - BeforeSeizure_Treat: corresponds to the question 'Do you give your dog treats because they are going to have a seizure?' - Epilepsy_Treats: corresponds to the question 'Do you give your dog extra treats or food because they have epilepsy?' - Treats_FoodCompensation: corresponds to the question 'Do you alter meals to compensate for treats?'. The following questions classify the study population through different groups of interest: - Control_IEwithASD: Control = healthy dogs, IE = Epileptic dogs taking anti-seizure drugs. - Control_IE_PolyMonoNaive: Control = healthy dogs, IE Polytherapy = epileptic dogs receiving polytherapy of anti-seizure drugs, IE Monotherapy = Epileptic dogs receiving one anti-seizure drug, IE Drug Naive = Epileptic dogs not receiving anti-seizure drugs. - Control_IE_PolyMono: Control = healthy dogs, IE Polytherapy = epileptic dogs receiving polytherapy of anti-seizure drugs, IE Monotherapy = Epileptic dogs receiving one anti-seizure drug,