Table 6. Prevalence of syndromic disorders affecting body location and organ system recorded in overall dogs, purebreds only and crossbreds only that attended primary veterinary practices in England.
Overall | Purebred | Crossbred | |||||||
No. | Preva% | 95% CIb | Preva% | 95% CIb | Preva% | 95% CIb | P–value | ||
Body Location | |||||||||
Head/neck | 1,273 | 32.8 | 30.7–34.9 | 34.0 | 31.7–36.2 | 28.5 | 24.9–32.0 | 0.003 | |
Abdomen | 993 | 25.6 | 23.6–27.5 | 25.9 | 23.7–28.0 | 24.6 | 21.5–27.7 | 1.000 | |
Limb | 679 | 17.5 | 15.9–19.1 | 17.3 | 15.5–19.1 | 18.3 | 15.7–20.9 | 1.000 | |
Anus/perineum | 359 | 9.2 | 8.1–10.4 | 9.1 | 7.8–10.5 | 9.8 | 7.6–12.0 | 1.000 | |
Thorax | 353 | 9.1 | 8.1–10.1 | 9.2 | 8.1–10.4 | 8.7 | 6.5–10.8 | 1.000 | |
Vertebral column | 78 | 2.0 | 1.5–2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5–2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0–3.0 | 1.000 | |
Pelvis | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2–1.3 | 0.684 | |
Tail | 21 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.5 | 0.038 | |
Organ system | |||||||||
Integument | 1,408 | 36.3 | 33.9–38.6 | 37.6 | 35.0–40.2 | 31.4 | 28.0–34.7 | 0.001 | |
Digestive | 1,144 | 29.5 | 27.5–31.5 | 29.4 | 27.2–31.6 | 30.0 | 26.6–33.3 | 1.000 | |
Musculoskeletal | 573 | 14.8 | 13.5–16.0 | 14.1 | 12.6–15.6 | 17.3 | 14.8–19.8 | 0.110 | |
Connective/Soft tissue | 503 | 13.0 | 11.6–14.3 | 13.2 | 11.6–14.7 | 12.3 | 10.2–14.4 | 1.000 | |
Ocular | 447 | 11.5 | 10.2–12.8 | 12.2 | 10.6–13.7 | 9.2 | 7.2–11.1 | 0.057 | |
Auditory | 437 | 11.3 | 10.0–12.5 | 12.3 | 11.0–13.6 | 7.4 | 5.5–9.3 | 0.002 | |
Nervous | 301 | 7.8 | 6.8–8.7 | 7.7 | 6.7–8.7 | 7.9 | 6.2–9.6 | 1.000 | |
Respiratory | 273 | 7.0 | 6.2–7.9 | 7.0 | 6.0–8.1 | 7.2 | 5.2–9.1 | 1.000 | |
Cardiovascular | 241 | 6.2 | 5.3–7.1 | 6.5 | 5.5–7.4 | 5.3 | 3.5–7.1 | 1.000 | |
Urinary | 227 | 5.8 | 5.1–6.6 | 5.9 | 4.9–6.8 | 5.8 | 4.1–7.5 | 1.000 | |
Reproductive | 184 | 4.7 | 4.1–5.4 | 4.7 | 4.0–5.5 | 4.9 | 3.5–6.3 | 1.000 | |
Endocrine | 72 | 1.9 | 1.5–2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3–2.3 | 2.1 | 1.2–3.1 | 1.000 | |
Haematopoietic | 53 | 1.4 | 1.0–1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0–1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5–2.1 | 1.000 | |
Hepatobiliary | 29 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.7 | 0.088 | |
Lymphatic | 26 | 0.7 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4–1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4–1.8 | 1.000 |
P–values (Holm–adjusted) represent comparison between purebreds and crossbreds.
Prev prevalence.
95% CI 95% confidence interval.