Table 1. Descriptive demographic summary of consultations for sick dogs and cats in study of factors associated with prescription of antimicrobial drugs for dogs and cats, United Kingdom, 2014–2016*.
| Category |
Dogs, n = 281,543 |
Cats, n = 111,139 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Categorical factors | |||
| Country | |||
| England | 86.6 (81.4–91.9) | 88.6 (83.8–93.5) | |
| Scotland | 6.1 (3.0–9.1) | 4.5 (2.1–6.9) | |
| Wales | 7.4 (2.8–12.0) | 7.0 (2.1–6.9) | |
| Sex | |||
| M | 51.8 (51.3–52.3) | 51.8 (51.3–52.4) | |
| F | 48.2 (47.7–48.7) | 48.2 (47.6–48.7) | |
| Neutered | 64.6 (63.3–65.9) | 82.8 (81.7–84.0) | |
| Microchipped | 54.4 (52.4–56.3) | 37.8 (36.0–39.5) | |
| Vaccinated | 70.0 (68.6–71.3) | 52.7 (51.2–54.1) | |
| Insured | 33.5 (31.1–35.9) | 19.3 (17.3–21.3) | |
| Urban | 63.8 (59.5–68.1) | 70.2 (66.2–74.2) | |
| Main presenting complaint | |||
| Gastroenteric | 11.3 (11.0–11.6) | 8.3 (8.0–8.7) | |
| Respiratory | 4.0 (3.8–4.1) | 5.5 (5.2–5.8) | |
| Pruritus | 18.0 (17.3–18.6) | 10.3 (9.9–10.7) | |
| Trauma | 16.8 (16.1–17.5) | 17.0 (16.3–17.7) | |
| Tumor | 6.0 (5.8–6.3) | 3.9 (3.6–4.1) | |
| Kidney disease | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2.9 (2.5–3.2) | |
| Other unwell | 43.3 (42.0–44.6) | 52.1 (50.9–53.4) | |
| Practice type | |||
| Mixed | 22.7 (15.1–30.3) | 18.1 (11.6–24.6) | |
| Companion animal | 70.6 (62.4–78.8) | 76.0 (68.9–83.1) | |
| Companion and equine | 2.4 (0.7–4.0) | 2.3 (0.7–4.0) | |
| Companion and large | 4.3 (0.4–8.2) | 3.5 (0.3–6.8) | |
| Accredited | 83.9 (77.1–90.6) | 83.5 (76.5–90.5) | |
| Hospital status | 20.2 (14.4–26.0) | 20.0 (14.5–25.5) | |
| Referral interest | 27.9 (20.9–34.9) | 27.3 (20.3–34.2) | |
| Employed RCVS AVP† | 24.5 (17.2–31.7) | 26.7 (19.2–34.2) | |
| Employed RCVS specialist† |
2.5 (0.8–4.2) |
1.9 (0.6–3.1) |
|
| Continuous factors | |||
| Age at consultation | |||
| Mean | 7.1 (7.1–7.2) | 9.5 (9.5–9.6) | |
| Median (min–max) | 7.2 (0–22) | 9.7 (0–25.9) | |
| Rescaled indices of multiple, mean | 0.59 (0.59–0.60) | 0.60 (0.60–0.61) | |
| rIMD deprivation rank, median (min–max) | 0.62 (0.0–1.0) | 0.63 (0.0–1.0) | |
| Animals/household (30) | |||
| Mean | 0.59 (0.59–0.59) | 0.50 (0.49–0.50) | |
| Median (min–max) | 0.47 (0–6.0) | 0.39 (0–3.6) | |
| Animals/km2 (30) | |||
| Mean | 399.4 (397.8–401.0) | 409.4 (407.0–411.8) | |
| Median (min–max) | 266 (0–4,360) | 288 (0–5,363) |
|
*Values are % consults (95% CI) except as indicated. AVP, Advanced Veterinary Practitioner; max, maximum; min, minimum; rIMD, rescaled Indices of Multiple Deprivation; RCVS, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; †At least 1 employed veterinary surgeon holding RCVS AVP status, specialist status, or both.