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. 2014 Apr 9;76(7):1015–1020. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0083

Table 2. Breed, median age and male-to-female ratio of non-proliferative liver diseases in dogs.

Diagnosis Breed Nm Median age Male:female % a) % b) P value c) OR 95% CI of OR
Cholangiohepatitis 60 9 y 7 m 28:32
Miniature Dachshund 11 10 y 9 m 9:2 18.3 15.62 0.455 1.21 0.63–2.34
American Cocker Spaniel 5 9 y 6 m 2:3 8.3 1.65 <0.001 5.52 2.19–13.92
Miniature Schnauzer 5 10 y 10 m 0:5 8.3 2.54 <0.001 3.52 1.40–8.84
Pomeranian 5 9 y 1 m 2:3 8.3 3.17 0.003 2.80 1.11–7.01
Canine chronic hepatitis 25 8 y 7 m 7:17 (ND1)
Labrador Retriever 8 10 y 2 m 1:7 32.0 4.00 <0.001 11.44 4.92–26.62
Doberman Pinscher 3 6 y 3 m 1:2 12.0 0.29 <0.001 50.93 14.64–177.16
Liver cirrhosis 5 10 y 2 m 0:5
Labrador Retriever 3 10 y 2 m 0:3 60.0 4.00 <0.001 36.20 6.04–217.04
American Cocker Spaniel 2 9 y 6 m 0:2 40.0 1.65 <0.001 40.13 6.68–241.27
Microvascular dysplasia 136 1 y 9 m 67:69
Yorkshire Terrier 27 3 y 9:18 19.9 4.49 <0.001 5.45 3.55–8.37
Toy Poodle 16 1 y 5 m 11:5 11.8 5.85 0.011 2.17 1.28–3.67
Papillon 13 2 y 6 m 12:1 9.6 2.48 <0.001 4.27 2.39–7.64

Nm, number of cases; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ND, no data available; y, year (s); m, month (s). a) The number of cases of a breed / the total number of cases with the diagnosis X 100. b) The number of cases of a breed / the total number of cases of the breed including all breeds X 100. c) P value from the χ2 test between % of a breed in total liver biopsy samples and % of the breed in total biopsy samples.