Table 1.

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus diagnosed across cat breeds attending primary‐care veterinary practices in England (September 1st 2009 to August 31st 2014)

Breed Category	Total No. Cats	No. DM Cases	Period Prevalence (%)	95% CI
Burmese	1810	41	2.27	1.63–3.06
Norwegian Forest	362	8	2.21	0.96–4.31
Tonkinese	323	7	2.17	0.88–4.41
Oriental	312	3	0.96	0.20–2.78
Russian	428	4	0.93	0.26–2.38
Crossbred	173,578	1006	0.58	0.54–0.61
Maine Coon	1259	7	0.56	0.22–1.14
Rex	355	2	0.56	0.07–2.02
Siamese	1826	9	0.49	0.23–0.93
Other breed‐types	2737	13	0.47	0.25–0.81
Persian	2465	7	0.28	0.11–0.58
Birman	1103	3	0.27	0.06–0.79
British short hair	3804	9	0.24	0.11–0.45
Bengal	2110	5	0.24	0.08–0.55
Ragdoll	1692	4	0.24	0.06–0.60
Exotic	399	0	0	0.0–0.92
Overall	194,563	1128	0.58	0.54–0.61

DM, diabetes mellitus; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.