Effects on seven general indicators of illness of a vegan diet, in comparison to a meat-based diet, among 1,369 cats, after controlling for feline demographic factors.

Note: Cat numbers in some groups were lower than 1,369, as described under Results. Results are reported as ‘exponentiated effect estimate [exponentiated 95% confidence interval]’, where negative percentages in a confidence interval refer to increases rather than reductions with a vegan diet. These exponentiated effects refer to reductions in the odds of six illness indicators occurring, or to reductions in the average number of health disorders per unwell cat. Results are interpreted as “association” (a significant effect ~10% or stronger), “strong tendency” (a non-significant effect ~25% or stronger), “tendency” (a non-significant effect ~10%—~25%) or “marginal” (a non-significant effect <10%) [43, 44].