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Table 2 Prevalence of the 36 most common disorders (at least 100 events) at a grouped-level of diagnostic precision recorded in dogs (n = 22,333) under primary-care veterinary care at UK practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme from January 1st to December 31st, 2016. The odds ratio and P-values reflect the odds in males compared to females, and the odds in neutered dogs compared to entire dogs. *CI confidence interval

From: Prevalence of commonly diagnosed disorders in UK dogs under primary veterinary care: results and applications

Grouped-level disorder term

No.

Overall %

95 % CI*

Odds ratio: male compared with female

95 % confidence interval

P-Value

Odds ratio: neutered compared with entire

95 % confidence interval

P-Value

Median age (years)

Dental disorder

3148

14.10

13.64–14.56

1.00

0.91–1.09

0.948

1.22

1.11–1.35

< 0.001

7.12

Skin disorder

2810

12.58

12.15–13.02

1.01

0.92–1.11

0.761

1.00

0.91–1.10

0.991

5.00

Enteropathy

2330

10.43

10.04–10.84

1.07

0.96–1.19

0.233

1.05

0.93–1.18

0.422

3.42

Musculoskeletal disorder

1929

8.64

8.27–9.01

1.18

1.05–1.32

0.004

1.19

1.06–1.34

0.004

7.53

Ear disorder

1825

8.17

7.82–8.54

1.21

1.07–1.35

0.002

1.03

0.92–1.17

0.584

4.82

Obesity

1580

7.07

6.74–7.42

0.89

0.79-1.00

0.052

1.44

1.27–1.64

< 0.001

5.99

Claw/nail disorder

1577

7.06

6.73–7.41

0.87

0.77–0.99

0.032

0.94

0.82–1.07

0.341

4.74

Ophthalmological disorder

1567

7.02

6.68–7.36

0.93

0.82–1.06

0.287

1.11

0.97–1.27

0.121

6.45

Anal sac disorder

1248

5.59

5.29–5.90

0.92

0.81–1.05

0.231

1.07

0.93–1.23

0.350

5.39

Mass

1169

5.23

4.95–5.53

0.95

0.82–1.09

0.437

1.02

0.88–1.18

0.760

9.19

Behaviour disorder

1140

5.10

4.82–5.40

1.24

1.07–1.43

0.004

1.19

1.03–1.39

0.023

4.65

Neoplasia

1140

5.10

4.82–5.40

1.03

0.89–1.19

0.679

1.11

0.96–1.29

0.172

9.19

Parasite infestation

850

3.81

3.56–4.07

0.93

0.78–1.11

0.422

0.77

0.64–0.93

0.006

3.14

Traumatic injury

822

3.68

3.44–3.94

1.33

1.12–1.58

0.001

1.01

0.84–1.20

0.946

3.68

Upper respiratory tract disorder

789

3.53

3.29–3.78

1.25

1.05–1.49

0.012

0.90

0.75–1.08

0.257

4.37

Heart disease

633

2.83

2.62–3.06

0.97

0.80–1.19

0.798

0.91

0.74–1.12

0.385

10.17

Complication associated with clinical care

417

1.87

1.69–2.05

0.82

0.65–1.04

0.097

0.89

0.70–1.14

0.372

3.09

Female reproductive disorder

328

1.47

1.32–1.64

~

~

~

0.37

0.28–0.50

< 0.001

3.77

Brain disorder

320

1.43

1.28–1.60

1.52

1.16–1.99

0.002

1.15

0.87–1.52

0.318

9.14

Underweight

316

1.41

1.26–1.58

0.93

0.70–1.24

0.625

0.63

0.48–0.90

0.004

6.51

Foreign body

283

1.27

1.12–1.42

1.53

1.13–2.08

0.006

1.20

0.87–1.63

0.262

2.81

Lethargy

273

1.22

1.08–1.38

0.90

0.63–1.20

0.475

0.80

0.59–1.08

0.143

5.65

Urinary system disorder

267

1.20

1.06–1.35

0.44

0.33–0.59

< 0.001

1.32

0.98–1.79

0.072

7.87

Hernia

255

1.14

1.01–1.29

0.80

0.53–1.17

0.247

0.85

0.55–1.31

0.458

1.09

Spinal cord disorder

216

0.97

0.84–1.10

1.09

0.79–1.51

0.587

1.06

0.75–1.49

0.740

9.56

Male reproductive system disorder

199

0.89

0.77–1.02

~

~

~

0.31

0.19–0.48

< 0.001

1.72

Incontinence

192

0.86

0.74–0.99

0.29

0.20–0.43

< 0.001

1.68

1.12–2.53

0.013

11.70

Endocrine system disorder

191

0.86

0.74–0.98

0.87

0.63–1.20

0.400

1.25

0.88–1.78

0.200

10.84

Disorder not diagnosed

181

0.81

0.70–0.94

1.03

0.68–1.56

0.880

1.18

0.76–1.83

0.464

12.71

Collapsed

164

0.73

0.63–0.86

1.06

0.73–1.55

0.750

0.89

0.60–1.32

0.547

12.35

Appetite disorder

156

0.70

0.59–0.82

1.03

0.70–1.51

0.889

1.00

0.67–1.50

0.996

7.43

Intoxication

154

0.69

0.59–0.81

1.44

0.93–2.22

0.099

0.99

0.63–1.54

0.956

2.36

Lower respiratory tract disorder

151

0.68

0.57–0.79

1.07

0.73–1.58

0.717

1.09

0.72–1.63

0.692

10.06

Adverse reaction to drug

151

0.68

0.57–0.79

1.55

1.05–2.29

0.026

1.15

0.77–1.72

0.496

3.06

Liver disorder

128

0.57

0.48–0.68

1.07

0.72–1.58

0.750

0.89

0.60–1.35

0.593

11.40

Polyuria/polydipsia

110

0.49

0.41–0.59

0.84

0.54–1.29

0.425

1.34

0.84–2.14

0.222

10.31