From: Lipoma in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK: prevalence and breed associations
Variable | Category | Case No. (%) | Control No. (%) | Odds ratio | 95% CIa | Category P-value | Variable P-value |
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Purebred status | Crossbred | 757 (0.81) | 92,149 (99.19) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Purebred | 2004 (0.70) | 282,634 (99.30) | 0.86 | 0.79–0.94 | 0.001 | ||
Breed | Crossbred | 757 (0.81) | 92,149 (99.19) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Weimaraner | 39 (3.06) | 1237 (96.94) | 3.84 | 2.77–5.32 | < 0.001 | ||
Dobermann Pinscher | 35 (2.63) | 1294 (97.37) | 3.29 | 2.34–4.64 | < 0.001 | ||
German Pointer | 19 (1.97) | 944 (98.03) | 2.45 | 1.55–3.88 | < 0.001 | ||
Springer Spaniel | 182 (1.96) | 9118 (98.04) | 2.43 | 2.06–2.86 | < 0.001 | ||
Labrador Retriever | 545 (1.95) | 27,387 (98.05) | 2.42 | 2.17–2.71 | < 0.001 | ||
Cairn Terrier | 22 (1.74) | 1243 (98.26) | 2.15 | 1.40–3.30 | < 0.001 | ||
Border Collie | 112 (1.09) | 10,150 (98.91) | 1.34 | 1.10–1.64 | 0.004 | ||
Golden Retriever | 52 (1.08) | 4746 (98.92) | 1.33 | 1.00–1.77 | 0.046 | ||
Beagle | 29 (1.02) | 2802 (98.98) | 1.26 | 0.87–1.83 | 0.225 | ||
Miniature Schnauzer | 33 (1.00) | 3261 (99.00) | 1.23 | 0.87–1.75 | 0.243 | ||
Dalmatian | 15 (1.00) | 1481 (99.00) | 1.23 | 0.74–2.06 | 0.424 | ||
Cocker Spaniel | 130 (0.98) | 13,099 (99.02) | 1.21 | 1.00–1.46 | 0.048 | ||
Patterdale Terrier | 19 (0.90) | 2087 (99.10) | 1.11 | 0.70–1.75 | 0.660 | ||
Rottweiler | 33 (0.75) | 4340 (99.25) | 0.93 | 0.65–1.31 | 0.665 | ||
Border Terrier | 29 (0.61) | 4724 (99.39) | 0.75 | 0.52–1.08 | 0.125 | ||
Boxer | 30 (0.57) | 5276 (99.43) | 0.69 | 0.48–1.00 | 0.049 | ||
Other purebreds | 307 (0.51) | 60,029 (99.49) | 0.62 | 0.55–0.71 | < 0.001 | ||
Jack Russell Terrier | 107 (0.47) | 22,826 (99.53) | 0.57 | 0.47–0.70 | < 0.001 | ||
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 116 (0.44) | 25,966 (99.56) | 0.54 | 0.44–0.66 | < 0.001 | ||
West Highland White Terrier | 41 (0.40) | 10,135 (99.60) | 0.49 | 0.36–0.67 | < 0.001 | ||
Breed not recorded | 4 (0.37) | 1064 (99.63) | 0.46 | 0.17–1.22 | 0.120 | ||
Bichon | 16 (0.30) | 5402 (99.70) | 0.36 | 0.22–0.59 | < 0.001 | ||
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 21 (0.24) | 8684 (99.76) | 0.29 | 0.19–0.45 | < 0.001 | ||
German Shepherd Dog | 20 (0.18) | 10,799 (99.82) | 0.23 | 0.14–0.35 | < 0.001 | ||
Yorkshire Terrier | 21 (0.16) | 12,808 (99.84) | 0.20 | 0.13–0.31 | < 0.001 | ||
Lhasa Apso | 9 (0.15) | 5996 (99.85) | 0.18 | 0.09–0.35 | < 0.001 | ||
Shih Tzu | 15 (0.12) | 12,617 (99.88) | 0.14 | 0.09–0.24 | < 0.001 | ||
Chihuahua | 7 (0.07) | 9755 (99.93) | 0.09 | 0.04–0.18 | < 0.001 | ||
Pug | 0 (0.00) | 4428 (100.00) | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
Kennel Club Breed Group | Breed not Kennel Club recognised | 906 (0.73) | 123,756 (99.27) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Toy | 78 (0.16) | 47,485 (99.84) | 0.22 | 0.18–0.28 | < 0.001 | ||
Utility | 119 (0.31) | 38,173 (99.69) | 0.43 | 0.35–0.52 | < 0.001 | ||
Terrier | 259 (0.53) | 48,432 (99.47) | 0.73 | 0.64–0.84 | < 0.001 | ||
Gundog | 1016 (1.66) | 60,116 (98.34) | 2.31 | 2.11–2.53 | < 0.001 | ||
Hound | 86 (0.64) | 13,315 (99.36) | 0.88 | 0.71–1.10 | 0.268 | ||
Pastoral | 173 (0.69) | 25,034 (99.31) | 0.94 | 0.80–1.11 | 0.489 | ||
Working | 124 (0.67) | 18,472 (99.33) | 0.92 | 0.76–1.11 | 0.367 | ||
Adult (> 18 months) bodyweight (kg) | < 10.0 | 200 (0.24) | 83,327 (99.76) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
10.0–19.9 | 666 (0.86) | 77,090 (99.14) | 3.60 | 3.07–4.22 | < 0.001 | ||
20.0–29.9 | 721 (1.25) | 56,792 (98.75) | 5.29 | 4.52–6.19 | < 0.001 | ||
30.0–39.9 | 697 (1.77) | 38,609 (98.23) | 7.52 | 6.42–8.81 | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 40.0 | 364 (1.73) | 20,657 (98.27) | 7.34 | 6.17–8.73 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded | 117 (0.12) | 99,372 (99.88) | 0.49 | 0.39–0.62 | < 0.001 | ||
Bodyweight relative to breed mean | Lower | 862 (0.56) | 154,194 (99.44) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Equal/Higher | 1787 (1.44) | 122,132 (98.56) | 2.62 | 2.41–2.84 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded | 116 (0.12) | 99,952 (99.88) | 0.21 | 0.17–0.25 | < 0.001 | ||
Age (years) | < 3.0 years | 24 (0.02) | 142,327 (99.98) | 0.11 | 0.07–0.18 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
3.0 - < 6.0 years | 145 (0.15) | 98,128 (99.85) | Base | ||||
6.0 - < 9.0 years | 797 (1.23) | 64,241 (98.77) | 8.40 | 7.03–10.02 | < 0.001 | ||
9.0 - < 12.0 years | 1091 (2.75) | 38,600 (97.25) | 19.13 | 16.08–22.75 | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 12.0 years | 697 (2.48) | 27,377 (97.52) | 17.23 | 14.40–20.62 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded | 11 (0.21) | 5174 (99.79) | 1.44 | 0.78–2.66 | < 0.001 | ||
Sex | Female | 1310 (0.72) | 181,347 (99.28) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Male | 1454 (0.75) | 103,177 (99.25) | 1.04 | 0.97–1.12 | 0.282 | ||
Not recorded | 1 (0.08) | 1323 (99.92) | 0.10 | 0.01–0.74 | 0.024 | ||
Neuter | Entire | 380 (0.27) | 139,083 (99.73) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Neutered | 1756 (1.04) | 166,332 (98.96) | 3.86 | 3.46–4.32 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded | 629 (0.89) | 70,432 (99.11) | 3.27 | 2.88–3.71 | < 0.001 | ||
Sex-Neuter | Female-entire | 172 (0.26) | 65,611 (99.74) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Female-neutered | 846 (1.01) | 82,506 (98.99) | 3.91 | 3.32–4.61 | < 0.001 | ||
Female-unrecorded | 292 (0.87) | 33,230 (99.13) | 3.35 | 2.78–4.05 | < 0.001 | ||
Male-entire | 208 (0.29) | 72,573 (99.71) | 1.09 | 0.89–1.34 | 0.387 | ||
Male-neutered | 910 (1.08) | 83,707 (98.92) | 4.15 | 3.52–4.88 | < 0.001 | ||
Male-unrecorded | 336 (0.90) | 36,897 (99.10) | 3.47 | 2.89–4.18 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded-unrecorded | 1 (0.08) | 1323 (99.92) | 0.29 | 0.04–2.06 | 0.215 | ||
Insurance | Non-insured | 249 (0.97) | 25,364 (99.03) | Base | < 0.001 | ||
Insured | 661 (1.50) | 43,293 (98.50) | 1.56 | 1.34–1.80 | < 0.001 | ||
Unrecorded | 1855 (0.60) | 307,109 (99.40) | 0.62 | 0.54–0.70 | < 0.001 |