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Table 3 Prevalence of the most common disorders at a fine-level of diagnostic precision recorded in greyhounds (n = 2715) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme from January 1st to December 31st, 2016

From: Greyhounds under general veterinary care in the UK during 2016: demography and common disorders

Fine-level disorder

Count

Overall prevalence %

95% CIa

Female prevalence %

Male prevalence %

Median age at end of study (years)

Periodontal disease

1060

39.0

37.2–40.9

39.4

38.8

8.3

Overgrown nails

302

11.1

10.0–12.4

11.8

10.5

8.3

Wound

167

6.2

5.3–7.1

5.8

6.6

6.8

Osteoarthritis

124

4.6

3.8–5.4

3.9

5.4

11.4

Claw injury

113

4.2

3.4–5.0

4.7

3.6

7.7

Diarrhoea

92

3.4

2.7–4.1

2.8

4.1

8.0

Lameness

84

3.1

2.5–3.8

3.0

3.2

7.7

Heart murmur

71

2.6

2.0–3.3

3.6

1.6

9.3

Corn

66

2.4

1.9–3.1

2.0

3.0

8.2

Dog-bite injury

55

2.0

1.5–2.6

2.3

1.8

7.4

Urinary incontinence

53

2.0

1.5–2.5

3.4

0.4

9.8

Aggression

47

1.7

1.3–2.3

1.0

2.6

7.1

Skin mass

45

1.7

1.2–2.2

1.1

2.3

8.5

Otitis externa

45

1.7

1.2–2.2

1.4

2.0

6.8

Collapse

44

1.6

1.2–2.2

1.8

1.5

12.5

Undesirable behaviour

41

1.5

1.1–2.0

1.9

1.1

6.5

Musculoskeletal injury

41

1.5

1.1–2.0

1.3

1.8

7.3

Foreign body

37

1.4

1.0–1.9

1.3

1.4

6.7

Stiffness

37

1.4

1.0–1.9

1.1

1.6

9.5

Noise phobia

36

1.3

0.9–1.8

1.6

1.1

7.6

Laceration

32

1.2

0.8–1.7

1.5

0.9

6.8

Flea infestation

32

1.2

0.8–1.7

1.0

1.4

5.7

Skin cyst

30

1.1

0.7–1.6

1.3

0.9

8.4

Urinary tract infection

29

1.1

0.7–1.5

0.9

1.3

9.2

Vomiting

29

1.1

0.7–1.5

1.1

1.1

9.2

  1. aCI confidence interval