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Table 4 Comparison of survival for disease processes associated with death in Bernese mountain dogs

From: Life expectancy and causes of death in Bernese mountain dogs in Switzerland

Disease processa

N (%)

Survival (years)

P (logrank)b

Median

IQR

Mechanical

7 (2.4)

9.13

7.36–9.27

0.707

Degenerative

16 (5.6)

8.87

7.62–9.95

0.334

Overall

287 (100)

7.89

6.769.27

 

Symptomatic

37 (12.9)

7.89

6.96–9.08

0.898

Neoplastic

222 (77.4)

7.83

6.68–9.25

0.723

Immune-mediated

5 (1.7)

6.04

5.93–7.46

0.007

  1. aexcluding cases with unknown disease processes and disorders with less than 5 cases
  2. blog rank test comparing each disease process to all others