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Table 4 Prevalence of the most common disorder groups recorded in German Shepherds Dogs (n = 2197) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompassTM Programme from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013

From: Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

Grouped-level disorder

Count

Overall prevalence

95% CI

Female prevalence

Male prevalence

P-value

Musculoskeletal

253

15.24

13.54–17.06

13.29

17.23

0.026

Cutaneous

232

13.98

12.34–15.74

13.89

14.10

0.903

Aural

185

11.14

9.67–12.76

10.02

12.29

0.143

Gastro-intestinal

170

10.24

8.82–11.80

10.39

10.12

0.858

Behavioural

106

6.39

5.26–7.67

4.23

8.55

< 0.001

Overweight/obesity

86

5.18

4.16–6.36

6.40

3.98

0.026

Dental

85

5.12

4.11–6.29

5.43

4.82

0.570

Neoplasia

80

4.82

3.84–5.96

4.95

4.70

0.810

Traumatic

69

4.16

3.25–5.23

4.35

3.98

0.705

Ophthalmological

66

3.98

3.09–5.03

3.74

4.22

0.622

Mass lesion

60

3.61

2.77–4.63

3.26

3.98

0.436

Underweight

57

3.43

2.61–4.43

4.23

2.65

0.078

Anal sac disorder

38

2.29

1.62–3.13

2.05

2.53

0.516

Parasite infestation

37

2.22

1.57–3.06

2.17

2.29

0.874

  1. The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males