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Table 3 Prevalence of the most common disorders at a grouped-level of diagnostic precision recorded in Boxers (n = 3,219) under primary veterinary care at UK practices participating in the VetCompass™ Programme from January 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2016. Disorders with 50 or more events included

From: Demography, common disorders and mortality of Boxer dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

Grouped-level Disordera

No

Overall prevalence %

95% CI*

Median age (years)

Female prevalence %

Male prevalence %

Sex P-value**

White prevalence

Non-white prevalence

Colour P-value**

Skin disorder

571

17.74

16.46–19.10

5.33

17.77

17.78

0.995

17.14

18.48

0.563

Neoplasia

457

14.20

13.03–15.45

8.15

14.85

13.45

0.256

15.24

14.32

0.663

Ear disorder

335

10.41

9.40–11.51

5.34

9.60

11.17

0.145

10.79

10.78

0.995

Mass lesion

325

10.10

9.10–11.19

8.75

11.87

8.47

0.001

9.52

10.55

0.573

Ophthalmological disorder

320

9.94

8.95–11.02

8.37

9.66

10.15

0.645

10.48

10.29

0.916

Musculoskeletal disorder

286

8.88

7.95–9.92

8.24

8.11

9.67

0.121

10.16

8.91

0.467

Enteropathy

250

7.77

6.89–8.74

3.86

7.26

8.23

0.308

9.84

7.81

0.210

Heart disease

204

6.34

5.55–7.23

7.93

5.51

7.09

0.067

6.35

6.44

0.952

Nail disorder

195

6.06

5.28–6.94

5.92

6.29

5.71

0.486

5.08

6.21

0.428

Dental disorder

170

5.28

4.56–6.11

8.64

6.16

4.44

0.030

7.94

5.14

0.039

Urinary system disorder

131

4.07

3.44–4.81

8.92

6.23

2.10

 < 0.001

4.13

4.15

0.983

Obesity

123

3.82

3.21–4.54

6.64

4.09

3.54

0.423

3.17

3.81

0.575

Traumatic injury

112

3.48

2.90–4.17

3.28

2.92

3.96

0.106

2.54

3.47

0.389

Complication associated with clinical care procedure

108

3.36

2.79–4.03

4.71

3.57

3.12

0.485

3.17

3.50

0.762

Behavioural disorder

106

3.29

2.73–3.97

5.96

2.08

4.44

 < 0.001

2.86

3.43

0.595

Upper respiratory tract disorder

104

3.23

2.67–3.90

4.22

2.85

3.60

0.231

4.13

3.12

0.341

Female reproductive disorder

83

2.58

2.08–3.19

4.55

5.32

0.06

 ~ 

1.90

2.70

0.401

Brain disorder

82

2.55

2.06–3.15

9.78

2.20

2.82

0.265

5.08

2.25

0.003

Underweight

71

2.21

1.75–2.77

3.11

2.14

2.28

0.784

3.49

2.02

0.090

Anal sac disorder

66

2.05

1.61–2.60

5.51

2.08

2.04

0.947

1.59

2.29

0.426

Endocrine system disorder

66

2.05

1.61–2.60

8.95

2.01

2.10

0.855

0.63

2.25

0.058

Male reproductive system disorder

56

1.74

1.34–2.25

4.65

 ~ 

3.36

 ~ 

2.86

1.68

0.137

  1. aCI confidence interval. *The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between females and males. **The P-value reflects prevalence comparison between white and non-white Boxers
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