Does Dog Ownership Really Prolong Survival?: A Revised Meta-Analysis and Reappraisal of the Evidence

Adrian Bauman^{1

2}, Katherine B Owen, Magnhild Oust Torske³, Ding Ding¹, Steinar Krokstad², Emmanuel Stamatakis^{1

4}

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¹ School of Public Health and Charles Perkins Centre (A.B., D.D., E.S.), Sydney University, Australia.
² HUNT Research Center, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (A.B., S.K.).
³ Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Steinkjer, Norway (M.O.T.).
⁴ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health (E.S.), Sydney University, Australia.

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Adrian Bauman et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 Oct.

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. 2020 Oct;13(10):e006907.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.120.006907. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Adrian Bauman^{1

2}, Katherine B Owen, Magnhild Oust Torske³, Ding Ding¹, Steinar Krokstad², Emmanuel Stamatakis^{1

4}

¹ School of Public Health and Charles Perkins Centre (A.B., D.D., E.S.), Sydney University, Australia.
² HUNT Research Center, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (A.B., S.K.).
³ Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Steinkjer, Norway (M.O.T.).
⁴ School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health (E.S.), Sydney University, Australia.

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Keywords: dogs; guideline; meta-analysis; risk factors; survival analysis.

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Dog Ownership and Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kramer CK, Mehmood S, Suen RS. Kramer CK, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019 Oct;12(10):e005554. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005554. Epub 2019 Oct 8. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019. PMID: 31592726