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Table 1 Breed-type specific prevalence of mast cell tumour (MCT) diagnosis with 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: Prevalence and risk factors for mast cell tumours in dogs in England

A) Specific breed types

Breed-type

Cases (n)

Total (n)

MCT prevalence (%)

95% CI (%)

Boxer

47

2406

1.95

1.40 - 2.51

Golden Retriever

43

3086

1.39

0.98 - 1.81

Weimaraner

6

705

0.85

0.17 - 1.53

Labrador Retriever

106

14781

0.72

0.58 - 0.85

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

72

14219

0.51

0.39 - 0.62

Pug

7

1391

0.50

0.13 - 0.88

Springer Spaniel

8

3906

0.20

0.06 - 0.35

Jack Russell Terrier

18

11333

0.16

0.09 - 0.23

West Highland White Terrier

3

4254

0.07

0.00 - 0.15

Border Collie

3

4501

0.07

0.00 - 0.14

Cocker Spaniel

4

6353

0.06

0.00 - 0.12

Yorkshire Terrier

2

5512

0.04

0.00 - 0.09

German Shepherd Dog

1

5993

0.02

0.00 - 0.05

B) Summary results

Specific breed type

388

132139

0.29

0.26 – 0.32

Crossbred

65

36361

0.18

0.14 - 0.22

Unknown breed

0

136

-

-

Total

453

168636

0.27

0.24 – 0.29

  1. Dogs were recruited from a VetCompass population of 168,636 dogs. Breed types are listed from highest to lowest prevalence.