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Table 3 Prevalence of the most common disorders at group-level diagnostic precision in Shar Pei (n = 1913) under primary veterinary care at practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme in the UK from January 1st to December 31st, 2013. * P-value for prevalence comparison between male and female with two-proportion z-test

From: Is it now time to iron out the wrinkles? Health of Shar Pei dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

Group-level disorder

Count

Prevalence (%)

Female prevalence (%)

Male prevalence (%)

P-value*

Median age (years) of dogs with the condition

Ophthalmologic

426

22.27 (20.40 - 24.13)

23.42

21.14

0.255

1.53

Dermatological

402

21.01 (19.19 - 22.84)

20.52

21.45

0.656

2.61

Aural

357

18.66 (16.92 - 20.41)

19.44

17.88

0.412

2.80

Traumatic injury

144

7.53 (6.35 - 8.71)

7.95

7.15

0.566

3.10

Behavioural

138

7.21 (6.05 - 8.37)

4.08

10.21

<  0.001

3.36

Enteropathy

123

6.43 (5.33 - 7.53)

5.48

7.35

0.115

2.89

Mass associated

76

3.97 (3.10 - 4.85)

3.76

4.19

0.717

4.96

Musculoskeletal

72

3.76 (2.91 - 4.62)

4.08

3.47

0.563

3.44

Shar Pei Fever

58

3.03 (2.26 - 3.80)

2.90

3.17

0.837

4.45

Claw disorder

48

2.51 (1.81 - 3.21)

2.90

2.15

0.364

3.54

Parasitic

48

2.51 (1.81 - 3.21)

3.11

1.94

0.136

1.29

Upper respiratory tract

37

1.93 (1.32 - 2.55)

1.93

1.94

0.999

1.30

Lethargy

36

1.88 (1.27 - 2.49)

1.93

1.84

0.999

3.08

Female reproductive (females only)

35

1.83 (1.23 - 2.43)

3.76

–

–

2.11

Neoplasia

33

1.73 (1.14 - 2.31)

2.04

1.43

0.396

8.00

Dental

31

1.62 (1.05 - 2.19)

1.61

1.63

0.999

6.61

Hernia

30

1.57 (1.01 - 2.12)

1.40

1.74

0.679

1.05

Complication associated with clinical care

19

0.99 (0.55 - 1.44)

1.29

0.72

0.302

2.18

Male reproductive (males only)

17

0.89 (0.47 - 1.31)

0-

1.74

–

2.16

Urinary

16

0.84 (0.43 – 1.24)

1.18

0.51

0.175

3.44