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Table 1 Demographic data in all dogs, healthy dogs and dogs with different stages of MMVD

From: Factors affecting the urinary aldosterone-to-creatinine ratio in healthy dogs and dogs with naturally occurring myxomatous mitral valve disease

 

All dogs

Healthy

Stage B1

Stage B2

Stage C

Number

149

49

45

13

42

Age (years)

9 (6–12.25)

6 (3–7.50) †‡§

9.99 ± 3.37

9 (8–12)

11.71 ± 2.88

Weight (kg)

9.40 (6.18–17.25)

16 (7.33–27.90) §

9.40 (7.45–18.15)

8.6 (3.08–11.75)

7 (4.95–10.25)

Sex (F/M)

75/74

30/19

20/25

6/7

19/23

Neuter status (IF/NF/IM/NM)

23/52/52/22

16/14/13/6 †§

3/17/16/9

1/5/6/1

3/16/17/6

Breed

 

†‡§

§

  

 CKCS

27

6

8

6

7

 CHH

18

7

4

3

4

 JRT

8

3

4

0

1

 Other breeds < 15 kg

53

6

16

3

28

 Other breeds ≥15 kg

43

27

13

1

2

  1. CKCS Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CHH Chihuahua, JRT Jack Russell Terrier, F Females, M Males, IF Intact Females, NF Neutered Females, IM Intact Males, NM Neutered Males. Other breeds < 15 kg: 22 crossbreed (1 healthy, 8 stage B1, 2 stage B2, 11 stage C), 6 Dachshund (2 stage B1, 4 stage C), 5 Miniature Pinscher (1 stage B2, 4 stage C), 4 Toy Poodle (2 healthy, 2 stage B1), 4 Maltese (4 stage C), 3 Pug (2 healthy, 1 stage B1), 2 Shih-tzu (1 stage B1, 1 stage C), 1 Bichon Frisé (1 healthy), 1 Chinese Crested Dog (1 stage C), 1 English Cocker Spaniel (1 stage C), 1 Fox Terrier (1 stage C), 1 Bruxelles Griffon (1 stage B1), 1 Pekingese (1 stage C), 1 Yorkshire Terrier (1 stage B1). Other breeds ≥15 kg: 15 crossbreed (6 healthy, 7 stage B1, 1 stage B2, 1 stage C), 4 American Staffordshire Terrier (4 healthy), 4 Golden Retriever (4 healthy), 3 Pointer (2 healthy, 1 stage B1), 2 German Shepherd (1 healthy, 1 stage B1), 2 Staffordshire Bull Terrier (2 healthy), 1 Great Dane (1 healthy), 1 Standard Poodle (1 healthy), 1 Border Collie (1 stage B1), 1 Boxer (1 stage B1), 1 Cane Corso (1 stage B1), 1 Drahthaar (1 stage C), 1 Labrador Retriever (1 healthy), 1 Belgian Shepherd (1 healthy), 1 Rhodesian Ridgeback (1 healthy), 1 Standard Schnauzer (1 healthy), 1 English Setter (1 stage B1), 1 English Springer Spaniel (1 healthy), 1 Italian Hound (1 healthy)
  2. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation for normally distributed variables and median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed variables
  3. †values significantly differ (p < 0.05) from stage B1; ‡values significantly differ (p < 0.05) from stage B2; §values significantly differ (p < 0.05) from stage C