Table 4 Prevalence of the most common disorders at a grouped-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
Grouped-level disorder | Count | Overall prevalence % | 95% CIa | Female prevalence % | Male prevalence % | Median age at end of study (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dental | 1067 | 39.3 | 37.5–41.2 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 8.3 |
Claw/nail | 408 | 15.0 | 13.7–16.4 | 16.0 | 14.1 | 8.1 |
Musculoskeletal | 368 | 13.6 | 12.3–14.9 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 9.3 |
Traumatic injury | 317 | 11.7 | 10.5–12.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 7.0 |
Skin/cutaneous | 221 | 8.1 | 7.1–9.2 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 7.5 |
Enteropathy | 202 | 7.4 | 6.5–8.5 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
Behavioural | 169 | 6.2 | 5.3–7.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
Neoplastic | 149 | 5.5 | 4.7–6.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 9.7 |
Ophthalmological | 145 | 5.3 | 4.5–6.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
Urinary system | 101 | 3.7 | 3.0–4.5 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
Mass-associated | 88 | 3.2 | 2.6–4.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 9.3 |
Cardiac | 88 | 3.2 | 2.6–4.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
Underweight | 67 | 2.5 | 1.9–3.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 10.8 |
Parasitic | 58 | 2.1 | 1.6–2.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 |