Table 1.
Epidemiological characteristics of « Mammary cancer » versus « Non cancer » or « Benign mammary tumor » dog subgroups (Difference with p-value >0.05 is non-significant)
| Characteristics | 54 Cancer (a) | 47 Non cancer (b) | 30 Benign tumor (c) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p-value (d) | Mean ± SD | p-value (e) |
| Age (year) | 10 ± 2.7 | 10 ± 2.5 | 0.104 | 10 ± 2.5 | 0.185 |
| Weight (kg) | 16.9 ± 14.4 | 18.5 ± 11.6 | 0.282 | 15.1 ± 10.4 | 0.275 |
| Canine equivalent for BMI | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 0.714 | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 0.780 |
| Lipids % in sample | 57.6 ± 15.3 | 58.8 ± 15.9 | 0.613 | 58.6 ± 15.3 | 0.835 |
| Lipids weight in sample (g) | 0.711 ± 0.350 | 0.698 ± 0.353 | 0.826 | 0.741 ± 0.384 | 0.827 |
| Other characteristics | Frequency | Frequency | Frequency | ||
| Physical activity (per week) | |||||
| ▪ 0-1h | 47% | 27% | 30% | ||
| ▪ 1-2h | 23% | 21% | 21% | ||
| ▪ 2-5h | 18% | 30% | 30% | ||
| ▪ >5h | 12% | 22% | 19% | ||
| Pet food | |||||
| ▪ Supermarket | 83% | 85% | 84% | ||
| ▪ Veterinary | 17% | 15% | 16% | ||
| ▪ Dry food | 72% | 73% | 73% | ||
| ▪ Humid food | 28% | 27% | 27% | ||
| ▪ + Leftovers | 71% | 70% | 70% | ||
| Living place | |||||
| ▪ Countryside | 56% | 52% | 55% | ||
| ▪ Urban area | 23% | 33% | 31% | ||
| ▪ Downtown | 21% | 15% | 14% | ||
| Smoking owner | |||||
| ▪ No smoker | 68% | 73% | 72% | ||
| ▪ Outside | 20% | 18% | 21% | ||
| ▪ Inside | 12% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Number of litter | |||||
| ▪ 0 | 72% | 64% | 61% | ||
| ▪ 1 | 13% | 17% | 21% | ||
| ▪ ≥2 | 15% | 19% | 18% | ||
| Ovariectomy | 23% | 47% | 26% |
aMammary cancer.
bNon cancer.
cBenign mammary tumors.
dMammary cancer vs. Non cancer.
eMammary cancer vs. Benign mammary tumors.