Table 4.
Cumulative incidence (also known as incidence proportions) figures for each skin disease diagnosis received for the dogs in a self-selected study sample (n = 4,111) as reported directly by their owners.
| Skin disease | Total | Disease incidence by breeda | Proportion of disease by sexb | Disease incidence within each study groupc | Incidence outside of casesd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrador | Golden retriever | Male | Female | Case | Potential Cases | Other | Control | |||
| Atopic dermatitis | 793 | 575 | 218 | 442 | 351 | — | — | — | — | |
| % | 19% | 21% | 17% | 56% | 44% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food allergies | 371 | 268 | 103 | 217 | 154 | 200 | 102 | 51 | 18 | 46% |
| % | 9% | 10% | 8% | 58% | 42% | 25% | 11% | 7% | 1% | |
| Mange (uncharacterised) | 59 | 41 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 66% |
| % | 1% | 1% | 1% | 54% | 46% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | |
| Yeast skin infection | 214 | 159 | 55 | 115 | 99 | 139 | 59 | 43 | 1 | 35% |
| % | 5% | 6% | 4% | 54% | 46% | 18% | 6% | 6% | 0% | |
| Bacterial skin infection | 317 | 183 | 134 | 193 | 124 | 166 | 106 | 43 | 2 | 48% |
| % | 8% | 7% | 10% | 61% | 39% | 21% | 11% | 6% | 0% | |
| Flea allergic dermatitis | 90 | 53 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 46% |
| % | 2% | 2% | 3% | 48% | 52% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 0% | |
| Ear infections (otitis externa) | 1107 | 786 | 321 | 603 | 504 | 404 | 328 | 295 | 80 | 64% |
| % | 27% | 28% | 25% | 54% | 46% | 51% | 34% | 42% | 5% | |
| Wet eczema (acute moist dermatitis) | 265 | 125 | 140 | 164 | 101 | 69 | 120 | 69 | 7 | 74% |
| % | 6% | 4% | 11% | 62% | 38% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 0% | |
aThe proportion of dogs in each breed with the disease in question.
bThe proportion of dogs with the disease in question that are male or female.
cThe proportion of dogs in each group with the disease in question.
dThe proportion of the population that do not have a diagnosed atopic dermatitis that reported having the associated condition.