Table 2.
Median age in years (range) at first veterinary care claim for cruciate ligament rupture (CLR) or at life insurance settlement due to CLR during the observation period (2011–2016) in a cohort of insured Swedish dogs.
| Veterinary care insurance | Life insurance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | Age* at first CLR claim | Breed | Age at CLR claim |
| Boerboel | 1.98 (1.08–3.98) | Dogo Canario | 1.86 (1.81–1.92) |
| English Bulldog | 2.65 (0.79–9.63) | English Bulldog | 2.63 (1.93–4.11) |
| French Bulldog | 2.67 (0.25–10.3) | Dogue de Bordeaux** | 3.11 (1.48–8.42) |
| Cane Corso | 2.68 (0.56–9.11) | Cane Corso | 3.15 (1.08–8.71) |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | 3.56 (0.44–11.5) | Bullmastiff | 3.43 (1.30–4.93) |
| American Bulldog | 3.56 (1.44–7.79) | Newfoundland | 3.97 (1.25–6.81) |
| Bullmastiff | 3.72 (0.95–6.95) | Rottweiler | 4.99 (0.65–9.87) |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | 3.92 (1.01–7.06) | Medium Poodle | 8.98 (7.87–11.5) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 4.75 (0.50–13.6) | Bolognese | 9.07 (7.24–9.93) |
| Boxer | 4.92 (0.29–10.4) | Cairn Terrier | 9.22 (7.08–10.6) |
| Rottweiler | 5.15 (0.30–11.6) | Miniature and Toy Poodle | 9.30 (1.62–10.0) |
| Jack Russell Terrier | 8.44 (0.78–14.5) | Standard Poodle | 9.90 (9.72–10.1) |
| Bichon Frise | 8.81 (2.90–14.5) | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | 10.5 (9.11–12.0) |
| Border Terrier | 9.37 (1.61–13.1) | Border Terrier | 10.9 (9.41–11.9) |
| Miniature and Toy Poodle | 9.38 (0.73–13.8) | West Highland White Terrier | 11.6 (10.3–11.8) |
| Cairn Terrier | 9.41 (2.18–15.3) | ||
| Pumi | 9.48 (7.05–12.2) | ||
| Medium Poodle | 9.59 (2.20–13.9) | ||
| West Highland White Terrier | 11.1 (5.13–13.2) | ||
| Tibetan Spaniel | 11.3 (2.68–12.7) | ||
*The median age at veterinary care claim for CLR in the listed breeds differed significantly from the median age in all other breeds after Bonferroni correction (based on the number of breeds included in the comparison, n = 181). For a full list of breeds with significantly higher/lower median age at veterinary care claim without Bonferroni correction, see supplementary Table 2.
**The only breed with median age at CLR life insurance settlement that differed significantly from the median age of all other breeds, after Bonferroni correction (based on the number of breeds included in the comparison, n = 99). The other listed breeds had a median age at life claim that differed significantly from the median of all other breeds, without Bonferroni correction.