Pathobiology and Population Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, AL9 7TA, Hatfield, Herts, UK.
The Kennel Club, Clarges Street, W1J 8AB, Mayfair, UK.
BMC Vet Res. 2021 Feb 17;17(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12917-021-02775-3.
Although dogs are a commonly owned companion animal in the UK, the species experiences many health problems that are predictable from demographic information. This study aimed to use anonymised veterinary clinical data from the VetCompass™ Programme to report the frequency of common disorders of dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK during 2016 and to explore effects associated with age, sex and neuter status.
From an available population of 905,543 dogs under veterinary care at 886 veterinary clinics during 2016, the current study included a random sample of 22,333 (2.47 %) dogs from 784 clinics. Prevalence for each disorder was calculated at the most refined level of diagnostic certainty (precise-level precision) and after grouping to a more general level of diagnostic precision (grouped-level precision). The most prevalent precise-level precision disorders recorded were periodontal disease (prevalence 12.52 %, 95 % CI: 12.09-12.97), otitis externa (7.30 %, 95 % CI: 6.97-7.65) and obesity (7.07 %, 95 % CI: 6.74-7.42). The most prevalent grouped-level disorders were dental disorder (14.10 %, 95 % CI: 13.64-14.56), skin disorder (12.58 %, 95 % CI: 12.15-13.02) and enteropathy (10.43 %, 95 % CI: 10.04-10.84). Associations were identified for many common disorders with age, sex and neuter.
The overall findings can assist veterinarians and owners to prioritise preventive care and to understand demographic risk factors in order to facilitate earlier diagnosis of common disorders in dogs. The information on associations with age, sex and neuter status provides additional contextual background to the complexity of disorder occurrence and supports targeted health controls for demographic subsets of dogs.
在英国，狗是一种常见的宠物，但是这种动物也患有许多可以从人口统计学信息预测的健康问题。本研究旨在使用 VetCompass™ 计划中的匿名兽医临床数据报告 2016 年英国初级兽医护理下犬常见疾病的频率，并探讨与年龄、性别和绝育状态相关的影响。
在 2016 年 886 家兽医诊所中，对 905543 只接受兽医护理的犬只进行了研究，其中包括 784 家诊所的 22333 只（2.47%）随机样本。每种疾病的患病率是在最精确的诊断确定性水平（精确水平精度）和更一般的诊断精度水平（分组水平精度）上计算的。记录的最常见的精确水平精度疾病是牙周病（患病率 12.52%，95%CI：12.09-12.97）、外耳炎（7.30%，95%CI：6.97-7.65）和肥胖症（7.07%，95%CI：6.74-7.42）。最常见的分组水平疾病是牙齿疾病（14.10%，95%CI：13.64-14.56）、皮肤疾病（12.58%，95%CI：12.15-13.02）和肠病（10.43%，95%CI：10.04-10.84）。许多常见疾病与年龄、性别和绝育状态有关。
总体研究结果可以帮助兽医和主人确定预防保健的优先事项，并了解疾病的人口统计学危险因素，以便更早地诊断犬的常见疾病。与年龄、性别和绝育状态相关的信息为疾病发生的复杂性提供了额外的背景，并支持对犬的人口统计学亚群进行有针对性的健康控制。
