Table 4. The risk factors influencing canine mammary gland tumor (CMT) cases compared with other tumor cases (N = 1, 391).
| Factors | CMT cases | Other tumor cases | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| 1. Sex (n = 1,356) | |||||||
| Female (n = 825) | 364 | 97.6 | 461 | 46.9 | 45.8 | 23.9–86.0 | <0.0001* |
| Male (n = 531) | 9 | 2.4 | 522 | 53.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 373 | 100.0 | 983 | 100.0 | |||
| 2. Age (n = 1,316) | |||||||
| ≤8 years (n = 481) | 106 | 28.4 | 375 | 39.8 | 1.0 | ||
| >8 years (n = 835) | 267 | 71.6 | 568 | 60.2 | 1.76 | 1.27–2.2 | 0.0001* |
| Total | 373 | 100.0 | 943 | 100.0 | |||
| 3. Breed (n = 1,391) | |||||||
| Purebred (n = 753) | 214 | 57.4 | 539 | 52.9 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.5 | 0.15 |
| Mixed breed (n = 638) | 159 | 42.6 | 479 | 47.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 373 | 100.0 | 1,018 | 100.0 | |||
Notes.
Significant difference was accepted at P-value <0.05.
The retrospective data on sex was not recorded in 35 non-CMT cases.
The retrospective data on age was not recorded in 75 non-CMT cases.