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A Nested Case-control Study to Identify Risk Factors for Recurrent Colic

Author(s):
Scantlebury C.E.,
Archer D.C.,
Proudman C.J. and
Pinchbeck G.L.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Manchester, 2013 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 14, 2013
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Aims: This study aimed to quantify time-varying and nontime- varying risk factors for recurrent colic among the veterinary- visiting horse population in North West UK. 

Methods: Cases and unmatched, randomly selected controls were selected from a previous longitudinal cohort study of 127 horses recruited via first opinion equine veterinary surgeons subsequent to an episode of medical colic (Scantlebury et al. 2011). Telephone questionnaires collected data on management exposures and recurrence of colic at 4-monthly intervals. All recurrent colic episodes were selected as cases and the data relating to 30 days prior to the colic were used to determine exposure status. Three controls per case were randomly selected from the cumulative horse time at risk. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine risk factors for recurrent colic with a random effect term for ‘horse’. [...]

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Scantlebury, C. et al. (2013) “A Nested Case-control Study to Identify Risk Factors for Recurrent Colic”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Manchester, 2013. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-manchester-2013/a-nested-case-control-study-to-identify-risk-factors-for-recurrent-colic (Accessed: 17 September 2024).

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  • Claire Scantlebury

    Scantlebury C.E.

    BSc BVSc PhD MRCVS
    Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Liverpool Veterinary School
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  • D.C. Archer

    Archer D.C.

    Professor of Equine Surgery
    BVMS, PhD, CertES(soft tissue), Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS, FHEA
    Philip Leverhulme Large Animal Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
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  • Chris Proudman

    Proudman C.J.

    MA VetMB PhD CertEO
    Philip Leverhulme Large Animal Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
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  • G.L. Pinchbeck

    Pinchbeck G.L.

    BVSc Cert ES PhD Dip ECVPH MRCVS
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool
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