Table 2.
Comparison of demographic characteristics among healthy dogs and subgroups in the PDH group
| Healthy dogs | PDH patients group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With normal gall bladder | With cholestasis | With GBM | ||
| n | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Age (years) | 9.00 (4.00) | 13.50 (1.75) | 12.50 (1.00) | 13.00 (3.50) |
| Sex (n) | Males (1) | Males (2) | Males (1) | Castrated males (5) |
| Castrated males (6) | Castrated males (5) | Castrated males (12) | Female (5) | |
| Female (4) | Female (2) | Female (1) | Spayed females (10) | |
| Spayed females (9) | Spayed females (11) | Spayed females (6) | ||
| Breed (n) | Poodle (2) | Poodle (3) | Poodle (1) | Poodle (2) |
| Maltese (3) | Maltese (6) | Maltese (5) | Maltese (7) | |
| Cocker spaniel (2) | Shih‐tzu (5) | Cocker spaniel (1) | Cocker spaniel (3) | |
| Schnauzer (1) | Yorkshire terrier (2) | schnauzer (2) | Schnauzer (2) | |
| Pomeranian (2) | Pekingese (1) | Pomeranian (2) | Pomeranian (3) | |
| Shih‐tzu (3) | Mixed breed (3) | Shih‐tzu (6) | Mixed breed (3) | |
| Spitz (1) | Mixed breed (3) | |||
| Yorkshire terrier (3) | ||||
| Miniature pinscher (1) | ||||
| Pekingese (2) | ||||
| BW (kg) | 4.45 (3.30) | 4.57 (1.86) | 6.18 (4.13) | 3.65 (3.25) |
| BCS (out of 9) | 5 (5 to 6) | 5 (5 to 6) | 5 (5 to 6) | 5 (5 to 6) |
PDH Pituitary‐dependent hyperadrenocorticism, BW, bodyweight, BCS Body condition score, n, Number of patients
Continuous variables are presented as the median and interquartile range; BCS, which is a discontinuous variable, is presented as the median and range