Table 1.
Comparison of Breed, Hair Length, Sex, and Neuter Status Between Control Cats and Cats With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)a
| Control, % | OSCC, % | |
|---|---|---|
| Breedb | ||
| DSH | 68 | 69 |
| DLH | 17 | 19 |
| DMH | 3 | 4 |
| Siamese | 3 | 1 |
| Himalayan | 2 | 3 |
| Persian | 2 | 3 |
| Mixed | 2 | 1 |
| Otherc | 3 | 0 |
| Hair lengthd | ||
| Short | 73 | 70 |
| Long | 25 | 29 |
| Unspecified | 2 | 1 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 7 | 12 |
| Spayed female | 47 | 42 |
| Male | 8 | 10 |
| Castrated male | 38 | 36 |
| Neuter statuse | ||
| Intact | 15 | 21 |
| Neutered | 85 | 78 |
Control group consisted of 391 cats; OSCC group consisted of 389 cats. Only cats at least 8 years old were included.
DSH, domestic short hair; DMH, domestic medium hair; DLH, domestic long hair.
Other breeds that represented less than 1% of both groups included Main Coon, Abyssinian, Rag Doll, Balinese, Egyptian Mau, Munchkin, Bengal, Cornish Rex, Manx, Angora, and Burmese.
Hair length was designated on the basis of breed. Short = DSH, Siamese, Abyssinian, Balinese, Egyptian Mau, Munchkin, Bengal, Cornish Rex, Manx, and Burmese. Long = DMH, DLH, Himalayan, Persian, Main Coon, Rag Doll, and Angora. Unspecified = mixed breed.
There were more intact cats in the OSCC group than the control group (P = .01).