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.