Table 3.

Prevalence of the most common disorders at a fine-level of diagnostic precision recorded in Rottweilers (n = 2197) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompass Programme from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013

Fine-level disorder	Count	Overall prevalence %	95% CIa	Female prevalence %	Male prevalence %	P-Value*
Aggression	164	7.46	6.40–8.64	5.47	9.36	0.001
Overweight/obesity	155	7.06	6.02–8.21	8.07	6.12	0.075
Otitis externa	135	6.14	5.18–7.23	6.31	6.03	0.787
Degenerative joint disease	103	4.69	3.84–5.66	5.19	4.23	0.287
Diarrhoea	77	3.50	2.78–4.36	3.25	3.78	0.498
Dental disease	67	3.05	2.37–3.86	3.06	3.06	0.999
Nail clip	67	3.05	2.37–3.86	3.15	2.97	0.803
Pyotraumatic dermatitis	64	2.91	2.25–3.70	1.76	4.05	0.001
Cruciate disease	51	2.32	1.73–3.04	2.69	1.98	0.271
Anal sac impaction	40	1.82	1.30–2.47	2.13	1.53	0.292
Conjunctivitis	40	1.82	1.30–2.47	1.48	2.16	0.238
Lameness	39	1.78	1.27–2.42	1.39	2.16	0.174
Vomiting	37	1.68	1.19–2.31	1.48	1.89	0.461
Lipoma	36	1.64	1.15–2.26	2.04	1.26	0.151
Skin mass	31	1.41	0.96–2.00	1.39	1.44	0.923
Urinary tract infection	30	1.37	0.92–1.94	1.86	0.90	0.055
Flea bite hypersensitivity	29	1.32	0.89–1.89	1.11	1.53	0.394
Wound	29	1.32	0.89–1.89	1.11	1.53	0.394
Pyoderma	28	1.27	0.85–1.84	1.3	1.26	0.936
Acrochordon	27	1.23	0.81–1.78	1.48	0.99	0.295
Hip dysplasia	27	1.23	0.81–1.78	1.11	1.35	0.616
Entropion	26	1.18	0.77–1.73	1.21	1.17	0.938
Haircoat disorder	25	1.14	0.74–1.68	1.02	1.26	0.598
Osteosarcoma - appendicular	25	1.14	0.74–1.68	1.02	1.26	0.598

*The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males. ^aCI confidence interval