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Table 4 Prevalence of the most common grouped-level disorders recorded in Labrador retrievers (n = 2074) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme from January 1st 2013 to December 31st 2013

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

Grouped-level disorder

Count

Overall prevalence

95% CI

Female prevalence %

Male prevalence %

P-Value

Musculoskeletal

261

12.6

11.1–14.1

13.5

11.8

0.248

Aural

219

10.6

9.3–12.0

10.5

10.7

0.835

Enteropathy

210

10.1

8.9–11.5

8.7

11.3

0.052

Dermatological

202

9.7

8.5–11.1

9.6

9.9

0.832

Overweight/obesity

183

8.8

7.6–10.1

9.8

8.0

0.139

Neoplasia

153

7.4

6.3–8.6

7.4

7.4

0.963

Dental

114

5.5

4.6–6.6

5.7

5.3

0.679

Mass-associated

100

4.8

3.9–5.8

4.7

5.0

0.799

Ophthalmological

97

4.7

3.8–5.7

5.3

4.0

0.164

Traumatic

73

3.5

2.8–4.4

3.0

4.0

0.190

Upper respiratory tract

54

2.6

2.0–3.4

2.7

2.6

0.892

Undesirable behaviour

53

2.6

1.9–3.3

2.4

2.8

0.570

Anal sac

46

2.2

1.6–2.9

2.1

2.4

0.605

Parasitic

36

1.7

1.2–2.4

1.6

1.8

0.735

Urinary system

32

1.5

1.1–2.2

2.3

0.9

0.014

  1. The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males
  2. P-values in bold are statistically significant
  3. CI confidence interval