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. 2014 Mar 4;9(3):e90501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090501

Table 4. Prevalence results for the most frequent mid-level disorders recorded in dogs, purebreds only and crossbreds only that attended primary veterinary practices in England.

Overall Purebred Crossbred
Mid-level disorder No. Preva% 95% CIb Preva% 95% CIb Preva% 95% CIb P-value
Enteropathic 692 17.8 16.0–19.6 17.7 15.8–19.7 18.3 15.4–21.2 1.000
Dermatological 602 15.5 13.9–17.1 16.5 14.6–18.4 11.9 10.0–13.9 0.004
Musculoskeletal 457 11.8 10.6–12.9 11.2 9.8–12.6 14.1 11.8–16.3 0.130
Aural 426 11.0 9.8–12.2 12.0 10.7–13.3 7.2 5.3–9.0 0.001
Ophthalmological 406 10.5 9.1–11.8 11.1 9.7–12.6 7.9 6.1–9.7 0.032
Claw/nail 400 10.3 9.1–11.5 10.1 8.8–11.5 10.9 9.0–12.9 1.000
Dental 386 9.9 8.8–11.1 10.0 8.8–11.2 9.8 7.9–11.7 1.000
Neoplastic 367 9.5 8.2–10.7 9.6 8.2–10.9 9.2 7.2–11.1 1.000
Traumatic injury (not incl. bites) 351 9.0 8.0–10.1 9.1 7.8–10.3 8.9 6.6–11.2 1.000
Anal sac 337 8.7 7.5–9.8 8.6 7.3–9.9 9.0 7.1–11.0 1.000
Obesity 238 6.1 5.2–7.1 6.7 5.6–7.9 3.9 2.3–5.5 0.009
Mass lesion 235 6.1 5.2–6.9 6.4 5.3–7.4 4.9 3.4–6.4 0.726
Behavioural 233 6.0 5.3–6.85 5.8 4.9–6.7 6.9 5.1–8.7 1.000
Upper respiratory tract 223 5.7 4.9–6.5 5.6 4.6–6.6 6.4 4.6–8.2 1.000
Cardiac 219 5.6 4.8–6.5 5.9 5.0–6.7 4.9 3.1–6.7 1.000
Parasitic 172 4.4 3.8–5.1 4.2 3.5–5.0 5.3 3.7–6.8 1.000
Congenital 171 4.4 3.7–5.1 4.6 3.7–5.4 3.9 2.6–5.2 1.000
Bite injury 148 3.8 3.0–4.6 3.7 2.9–4.6 4.1 2.8–5.5 1.000
Urinary 126 3.2 2.7–3.8 3.4 2.7–4.1 2.8 1.6–3.9 1.000
Brain 122 3.1 2.5–3.7 3.2 2.6–3.8 3.1 1.9–4.4 1.000

P-values (Holm-adjusted) represent comparison between purebreds and crossbreds.

a

Prev prevalence.

b

95% CI 95% confidence interval.