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Table 4 Prevalence of the most common disorders at a grouped-level of diagnostic precision recorded in West Highland White Terriers (n = 2058) under UK primary veterinary care from January 1st 2016 to December 31st, 2016 at practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme. The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males

From: West Highland White Terriers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: demography, mortality and disorders

Grouped-level disorder

Count

Overall prevalence %

95% CIa

Female prevalence %

Male prevalence %

P-Valueb

Median age (years)

Cutaneous

468

22.7

20.9–24.6

19.9

25.2

0.004

8.3

Dental

367

17.8

16.2–19.6

19.4

16.6

0.096

8.9

Aural

254

12.3

11.0–13.8

10.5

13.9

0.020

8.9

Claw/nail

179

8.7

7.5–10.0

9.3

8.2

0.365

8.4

Musculoskeletal

162

7.9

6.7–9.1

8.9

7.0

0.115

9.3

Enteropathic

146

7.1

6.0–8.3

8.2

6.2

0.087

8.0

Ophthalmological

143

6.9

5.9–8.1

7.5

6.5

0.356

10.8

Anal sac

127

6.2

5.2–7.3

6.9

5.6

0.221

7.3

Obesity

126

6.1

5.1–7.2

7.1

5.3

0.092

7.2

Mass-associated

109

5.3

4.4–6.4

5.9

4.7

0.205

11.7

Neoplastic

101

4.9

4.0–5.9

4.5

5.2

0.418

11.3

Parasite infestation

96

4.7

3.8–5.7

5.0

4.4

0.543

7.3

Behavioural

77

3.7

3.0–4.7

2.9

4.5

0.051

7.6

Lower respiratory tract

45

2.2

1.6–2.9

3.2

1.4

0.005

11.8

Cardiac

40

1.9

1.4–2.6

1.9

2.0

0.904

12.5

Upper respiratory tract

39

1.9

1.4–2.6

1.4

2.3

0.111

8.9

Endocrine

38

1.8

1.3–2.5

2.1

1.6

0.403

11.1

Urinary

38

1.8

1.3–2.5

2.9

1.0

0.002

12.7

Traumatic

33

1.6

1.1–2.2

1.2

2.0

0.143

5.3

  1. aCI confidence interval bP-Values in bold highlight disorders that differ in prevalence between males and females