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. 2019 Dec 4;82(1):77–83. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0486

Table 3. Prevalence and risk of meningioma in each dog breed.

Breed No. of dogs examined No. of primary intracranial tumor No. of meningioma % Meningioma of the breed within the total number of meningioma % Meningioma within the breed % Meningioma within all primary intracranial tumors of the breed Odds ratio 95% CI P value a)
(A) (B) (C) (C/81 × 100) (C/A × 100) (C/B × 100)
Rough Collie 6 2 2 2.5 33.3 100.0 58.133 10.496–321.982 <0.001
Golden Retriever 426 16 14 17.3 3.3 87.5 4.451 2.481–7.985 <0.001
Miniature Schnauzer 241 11 7 8.6 2.9 63.6 3.620 1.650–7.943 <0.001
Scottish Terrier 13 1 1 1.2 7.7 100.0 9.559 1.228–74.392 0.008
Chihuahua 443 8 7 8.6 1.6 87.5 1.899 0.870–4.147 0.102
Labrador Retriever 406 9 1 1.2 0.2 11.1 0.271 0.038–1.953 0.165
Siberian Husky 33 3 1 1.2 3.0 33.3 3.577 0.483–26.496 0.182
Toy Poodle 527 9 7 8.6 1.3 77.8 1.577 0.723–3.440 0.248
Yorkshire Terrier 320 2 1 1.2 0.3 50.0 0.348 0.048–2.506 0.272
French Bulldog 293 25 1 1.2 0.3 4.0 0.381 0.053–2.746 0.320
German Shepherd dog 47 1 1 1.2 2.1 100.0 2.485 0.338–18.236 0.354
Miniature Dachshund 1,420 13 10 12.3 0.7 76.9 0.777 0.400–1.510 0.456
Papillion 200 1 1 1.2 0.5 100.0 0.565 0.078–4.078 0.566
Shiba-Inu 339 3 2 2.5 0.6 66.7 0.665 0.163–2.717 0.567
Pug 157 2 2 2.5 1.3 100.0 1.476 0.359–6.058 0.587
Shetland Sheepdog 260 4 3 3.7 1.2 75.0 1.337 0.419–4.263 0.623
West Highland White Terrier 71 1 1 1.2 1.4 100.0 1.628 0.223–11.867 0.627
Pembroke Welsh Corgi 422 16 3 3.7 0.7 18.8 0.805 0.253–2.561 0.713
Jack Russell Terrier 158 2 1 1.2 0.6 50.0 0.719 0.099–5.200 0.743
Bernese Mountain dog 92 1 1 1.2 1.1 100.0 1.250 0.172–9.078 0.825
Mixed breed dog 852 12 8 9.9 0.9 66.7 1.084 0.520–2.256 0.830
Maltese 209 2 2 2.5 1.0 100.0 1.099 0.268–4.500 0.896
Shih Tzu 456 5 4 4.9 0.9 80.0 1.004 0.366–2.756 0.994

Total 7,391 149 81 100.0

a) Breeds with a P<0.05 (†) were considered to have a significantly higher risk of the occurrence of meningioma than the rest of the evaluated population.