Table 1 Demography of Shar Pei dogs under primary veterinary care at practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme in the UK from January 1st to December 31st, 2013. n = 1913. aCounts cover dogs with available data
Variable | Category | Female no. (%)a | Male no. (%)a | Total no. (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neutered | Â | 262 (30.90) | 310 (34.99) | 572 (32.93) |
Bodyweight (kg) | <  18 | 111 (22.11) | 32 (5.94) | 143 (13.74) |
|  | 18 to < 20 | 93 (18.53) | 49 (9.09) | 142 (13.64) |
|  | 20 to < 22 | 102 (20.32) | 102 (18.92) | 204 (19.60) |
|  | 22 to < 24 | 81 (16.14) | 115 (21.34) | 196 (18.83) |
|  | 24 to < 26 | 59 (11.75) | 84 (15.58) | 143 (13.74) |
|  | 26 to < 28 | 26 (5.18) | 67 (12.43) | 93 (8.93) |
|  | >  28 | 30 (5.98) | 90 (16.70) | 120 (11.53) |
Age (years) | <  1.0 | 152 (16.58) | 163 (16.77) | 316 (16.70) |
|  | 1.0 to < 2.0 | 207 (22.57) | 194 (19.96) | 402 (21.25) |
|  | 2.0 to < 3.0 | 114 (12.43) | 152 (15.64) | 266 (14.06) |
|  | 3.0 to < 5.0 | 199 (21.70) | 215 (22.12) | 415 (21.93) |
|  | 5.0 to < 7.0 | 129 (14.07) | 115 (11.83) | 244 (12.90) |
|  | 7.0 to < 9.0 | 53 (5.78) | 73 (7.51) | 126 (6.66) |
|  | 9.0 to < 11.0 | 39 (4.25) | 39 (4.01) | 78 (4.12) |
|  | ≥ 11.0 | 24 (2.62) | 21 (2.16) | 45 (2.38) |