Table 2 Breed distribution and OR for hypothyroidism (FT4 < 7 ρmol/L, and TSH > 0.45)
From: Breed distributions for diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism in Norwegian dogs
Breed | No. of cases | Odds Ratio A: VCPL | Odds Ratio B: NKK | Ranks A - B | No. of dogs in CG: A - B | Mean age of cases in the breed | % Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eurasier | 45 | 8.4 (6.0–11.5)** | 5.7 (4.1–7.7)** | 1st - 1st | 443–2068 | 5.2 (4.5–5.9) | 59% |
Schnauzer | 12 | 6.2 (3.1–11.3)** | 2.0 (1.0–3.5)* | 2nd -7th | 147–1504 | 5.7 (4.3–7.1) | 55% |
Dunker | 15 | 2.1 (1.2–3.5)** | 1.5 (0.8–2.5)NS | 3rd - 10th | 528–2513 | 4.5 (3.1–5.8) | 65% |
English Setter | 124 | 2.1 (1.7–2.5)** | 2.4 (1.9–2.9)** | 4th - 4th | 4719–14,216 | 7.8 (7.3–8.3) | 44% |
Portuguese Water Dog | 11 | 2.0 (1.0–3.7)* | 1.3 (0.7–2.4)NS | 5th - 11th | 395–2040 | 6.3 (4.9–7.6) | 60% |
Gordon Setter | 96 | 1.9 (1.5–2.4)** | 2.1 (1.7–2.6)** | 6th - 6th | 3882–11,956 | 7.8 (7.3–8.3) | 57% |
Finnish Lapponian Dog | 11 | 1.9 (0.9–3.4)* | 1.1 (0.6–2.0)NS | 7th - 18th | 427–2425 | 5.0 (3.4–6.6) | 67% |
American Cocker Spaniel | 27 | 1.9 (1.2–2.8)** | 2.3 (1.5–3.3)** | 8th - 5th | 1058–3003 | 6.6 (5.7–7.6) | 56% |
Jämthund | 17 | 1.9 (1.1–3.0)** | 0.9 (0.5–1.4)NS | 9th - 21st | 667- 4697 | 6.1 (4.8–7.4) | 57% |
Bichon Havanais | 11 | 1.8 (0.9–3.3) * | 0.6 (0.3–1.0)NS | 10th - 24th | 445–4619 | 6.7 (5.3–8.1) | 56% |
English Cocker Spaniel | 60 | 1.8 (1.4–2.4) ** | 1.9 (1.4–2.4)** | 11th - 8th | 2492–8177 | 6.9 (6.3–7.6) | 60% |
Kleiner Münsterländer | 11 | 1.7 (0.8–3.1)NS | 2.5 (1.3–4.6)** | 12th - 3rd | 468–1081 | 5.6 (4.2–7.0) | 67% |
Shetland Sheepdog | 42 | 1.5 (1.1–2.1)** | 1.3 (0.9–1.8)NS | 13th - 12th | 1995–7950 | 6.5 (5.7–7.2) | 38% |
Giant Schnauzer | 30 | 1.5 (1.0–2.2) * | 4.2 (2.8–6.1)** | 14th - 2nd | 1436–1818 | 6.7 (5.8–7.5) | 43% |
Alaskan Malamute | 15 | 1.5 (0.8–2.5)NS | 1.2 (0.7–2.0)NS | 15th - 14th | 739–3079 | 5.4 (4.0–6.7) | 38% |
Labrador Retriever | 28 | 0.4 (0.3–0.6)** | 0.6 (0.4–0.9)** | 25th - 23rd | 4663–11,501 | 6.5 (5.5–7.4) | 55% |
Border Collie | 16 | 0.4 (0.2–0.6)** | 0.2 (0.1–0.4)** | 26th - 28th | 2872–16,150 | 7.3 (6.1–8.4) | 56% |
German Shepherd | 29 | 0.3 (0.2–0.4)** | 0.3 (0.2–0.5)** | 27th - 25th | 6273–19,999 | 5.6 (4.8–6.5) | 74% |
Dachshund | 16 | 0.3 (0.2–0.5)** | 0.3 (0.2–0.5)** | 28th - 27th | 3742–13,022 | 7.4 (6.3–8.6) | 36% |
Rottweiler | 12 | 0.2 (0.1–0.4)** | 0.3 (0.2–0.5)** | 29th - 26th | 3726–9643 | 6.4 (5.0–7.8) | 55% |