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Table 3 Prevalence of the most common disorders at a fine-level of diagnostic precision recorded in Rottweilers (n = 2197) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompass Programme from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013

From: Rottweilers under primary veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders

Fine-level disorder

Count

Overall prevalence %

95% CIa

Female prevalence %

Male prevalence %

P-Value*

Aggression

164

7.46

6.40–8.64

5.47

9.36

0.001

Overweight/obesity

155

7.06

6.02–8.21

8.07

6.12

0.075

Otitis externa

135

6.14

5.18–7.23

6.31

6.03

0.787

Degenerative joint disease

103

4.69

3.84–5.66

5.19

4.23

0.287

Diarrhoea

77

3.50

2.78–4.36

3.25

3.78

0.498

Dental disease

67

3.05

2.37–3.86

3.06

3.06

0.999

Nail clip

67

3.05

2.37–3.86

3.15

2.97

0.803

Pyotraumatic dermatitis

64

2.91

2.25–3.70

1.76

4.05

0.001

Cruciate disease

51

2.32

1.73–3.04

2.69

1.98

0.271

Anal sac impaction

40

1.82

1.30–2.47

2.13

1.53

0.292

Conjunctivitis

40

1.82

1.30–2.47

1.48

2.16

0.238

Lameness

39

1.78

1.27–2.42

1.39

2.16

0.174

Vomiting

37

1.68

1.19–2.31

1.48

1.89

0.461

Lipoma

36

1.64

1.15–2.26

2.04

1.26

0.151

Skin mass

31

1.41

0.96–2.00

1.39

1.44

0.923

Urinary tract infection

30

1.37

0.92–1.94

1.86

0.90

0.055

Flea bite hypersensitivity

29

1.32

0.89–1.89

1.11

1.53

0.394

Wound

29

1.32

0.89–1.89

1.11

1.53

0.394

Pyoderma

28

1.27

0.85–1.84

1.3

1.26

0.936

Acrochordon

27

1.23

0.81–1.78

1.48

0.99

0.295

Hip dysplasia

27

1.23

0.81–1.78

1.11

1.35

0.616

Entropion

26

1.18

0.77–1.73

1.21

1.17

0.938

Haircoat disorder

25

1.14

0.74–1.68

1.02

1.26

0.598

Osteosarcoma - appendicular

25

1.14

0.74–1.68

1.02

1.26

0.598

  1. *The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males. aCI confidence interval
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