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Table 2 Prevalence of the most common disorders at fine-level diagnostic precision in English Cocker Spaniels (n = 2,318) under primary veterinary care at practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme in the UK from January 1st to December 31st, 2016

From: Demography and disorders of English Cocker Spaniels under primary veterinary care in the UK

Fine-level disorder

Count

Prevalence (%)a

Female prevalence (%)

Male prevalence (%)

p-valueb

Median age (years) of dogs with the condition

Periodontal disease

486

20.97 (19.31–22.62)

23.18

19.15

0.020

7.10

Otitis externa

234

10.09 (8.87–11.32)

9.77

10.36

0.689

5.75

Obesity

229

9.88 (8.66–11.09)

12.55

7.69

< 0.001

5.69

Anal sac impaction

187

8.07 (6.96–9.18)

8.72

7.54

0.336

4.50

Diarrhoea

113

4.87 (4.00–5.75

4.69

5.02

0.787

2.92

Aggression

93

4.01 (3.21–4.81)

2.87

4.95

0.015

4.17

Cutaneous mass lesion

73

3.15 (2.44–3.86)

3.16

3.14

1.000

8.95

Lameness

68

2.93 (2.25–3.62)

2.68

3.14

0.599

5.56

Conjunctivitis

65

2.80 (2.13–3.48)

2.87

2.75

0.955

4.75

Postoperative wound complication

65

2.80 (2.13–3.48)

1.92

3.53

0.026

1.88

Vomiting

60

2.59 (1.94–3.23)

2.01

3.06

0.146

3.62

Foreign body

58

2.50 (1.87–3.14)

1.82

3.06

0.077

3.78

Overgrown nail(s)

58

2.50 (1.87–3.14)

2.30

2.67

0.665

3.58

Postoperative complication

57

2.46 (1.83–3.09)

2.01

2.83

0.261

2.96

Aural discharge

47

2.03 (1.45–2.60)

1.53

2.43

0.167

4.29

Ear disorder

43

1.86 (1.31–2.40)

2.30

1.49

0.201

6.91

Flea infestation

42

1.81 (1.27–2.35)

1.82

1.81

1.000

3.71

Hair coat disorder

41

1.77 (1.23–2.31)

1.92

1.65

0.743

3.72

Behavioural disorder

38

1.64 (1.12–2.16)

1.25

1.96

0.235

2.92

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

38

1.64 (1.12–2.16)

2.01

1.33

0.266

9.46

Subcutaneous mass lesion

36

1.55 (1.05–2.06)

1.63

1.49

0.923

9.19

Cardiac murmur

35

1.51 (1.01–2.01)

1.82

1.26

0.349

8.74

Lipoma

35

1.51 (1.01–2.01)

1.92

1.18

0.201

9.43

Ocular discharge

31

1.34 (0.87–1.80)

1.44

1.26

0.845

7.54

Papilloma

31

1.34 (0.87–1.80)

1.82

0.94

0.099

8.35

Dental disorder

30

1.29 (0.83–1.75)

1.53

1.10

0.463

5.56

Musculoskeletal pain

30

1.29 (0.83–1.75)

1.44

1.18

1.000

8.68

Mammary mass lesion

29

1.25 (0.80–1.70)

2.78

0.00

 < 0.001

9.51

Pyoderma

29

1.25 (0.80–1.70)

1.05

1.41

0.558

4.14

Cataract

28

1.21 (0.76–1.65)

1.44

1.02

0.470

11.57

Halitosis

28

1.21 (0.76–1.65)

0.86

1.49

0.235

5.43

  1. aShown as % (95% confidence interval)
  2. bComparing the prevalence in males and females with two-proportion z-test