Table 3 Mortality causes, according to sex and body size
From: Morbidity and mortality in elderly dogs – a model for human aging
Sex | Body size | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) n = 259 | Males n = 127 | Females n = 132 | P value | ≤20 kg n = 109 | > 20 kg n = 81 | P value | |
CV failure | 44 (17.0) | 25 | 19 | 0.257 | 20 | 16 | 0.807 |
Inflammation | 38 (14.7) | 20 | 18 | 0.631 | 22 | 4 | 0.002 |
Old age | 47 (18.2) | 27 | 20 | 0.202 | 22 | 14 | 0.614 |
Neoplasia | 120 (46.3) | 52 | 68 | 0.088 | 42 | 45 | 0.019 |
Trauma | 5 (1.9) | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – |
Others | 5 (1.9) | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – |