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Table 1 Summary of conformation of sample included in the study

From: Syringomyelia: determining risk and protective factors in the conformation of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog

Characteristic

Mean (mm)

Standard deviation

95% Confidence interval (Lower - Upper)

Muzzle length

39.7

6.2

38.5 - 40.8

Height of lowest point of thorax

169.1

17.6

165.8 - 172.4

Height of tuber ischium

241.2

26.3

236.2 - 246.2

Body length

398.8

37.0

391.8 - 405.8

Palpebral aperture (medial to lateral canthus)

40.1

5.23

39.1 - 41.1

Eye separation relative to cranium length

2.1

0.2

2.0 - 2.1

Rostrocaudal doming

1.4

0.2

1.37 - 1.4

Lateral doming

2.2

0.2

2.1 - 2.2

Zygomatic arch depth from cranium

10.5

4.3

9.6 - 11.5

Cephalic index

108.2

12.4

105.9 - 110.6

Craniofacial index (typically referred to as cephalic index in dogs)

68.1

7.6

66.7 - 69.6