Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Atopic dermatitis risk and rates in insured Swedish dogs by breed
By Nødtvedt, A et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2006·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incidence of and risk factors for atopic dermatitis in a Swedish population of insured dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A study found that atopic dermatitis, which causes itchy skin in dogs, affected about 1.7 out of every 1,000 insured dogs in Sweden from 1995 to 2002. Certain factors increased the risk, such as living in urban areas, being born in the autumn, and belonging to high-risk breeds like bull terriers, boxers, and West Highland white terriers. Bull terriers had the highest incidence, with 21 cases per 1,000 dog-years. Dogs with a history of atopic dermatitis claims tended to have lower survival rates, indicating that this condition can be serious.
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Abstract
The incidence of atopic dermatitis was estimated to be 1.7 cases per 1000 dog-years at risk in a population of insured Swedish dogs whose insurance claims for the period 1995 to 2002 were examined. Several factors were found to increase the risk of having a recorded claim, including living in a city or in central or southern Sweden, being born in the autumn, and belonging to a high-risk breed. Bull terriers had the highest risk, with 21 cases per 1000 dog-years at risk, and several other breeds including boxers and West Highland white terriers also had an above average risk. There was no difference in the incidence between the sexes. There was a slight increase in the incidence during the period. In a subset of the data that consisted only of dogs from 15 high-risk breeds, the overall survival appeared to be lower for the dogs that had had an insurance claim for the disease.
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