| Dog owners N = 16 | Those who do not own a dog N = 36 |
Depression | 0% | 6% |
Sleep-onset insomnia | 19% | 6% |
Sleep-maintenance insomnia | 20% | 12% |
Fear of the future | 0% | 12% |
Headache | 0% | 3% |
Hay fever | 6% | 6% |
Back pain | 25% | 31% |
General fatigue | 0% | 8% |
Kidney and bladder conditions | 13% | 3% |
Joint pain | 19% | 31% |
Foot complaints | 6% | 8% |
Irregular heart beat/shortness of breath | 0% | 3% |
Indigestion | 0% | 6% |
Sinus complaints | 13% | 8% |
Chronic cough | 13% | 0% |
Asthma | 0% | 8% |
Cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation | 19% | 17% |
Arterial hypertension | 44% | 39% |
Condition following Apoplex (stroke) | 0 | 3% |
Dizziness | 6% | 3% |
Vision problems | 19% | 14% |
Hearing problems | 6% | 8% |
Liver diseases | 13% | 3% |
Digestion problems | 0% | 3% |
Diabetes mellitus | 19% | 6% |
Neuropathies | 0% | 11% |
Peripheral arterial disease | 6% | 3% |
Impaired mobility | 6% | 3% |