Association between age, breed and sex in relation to urinary disorders in insured cats in Japan during fiscal year 2012.
Data from 48,187 cats insured between April 2012 and March 2013 were analyzed using logistic regression analysis to determine the association of age, breed and sex with the occurrence of urinary disorders. The overall annual prevalence of urinary disorders was 12.2%. Using crossbreeds as the reference breed, Abyssinian cats had the highest odds of having urinary disorders with a ratio of 1.40 (95% confidence interval: 1.20-1.63), followed by Norwegian Forest Cats and Somalis. Male cats had higher odds of having urinary disorders with a ratio of 1.27 (1.20-1.35) over female cats. Older cats had higher odds of having urinary disorders than young cats.
Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Mika
M
Yamazaki
Mai
M
Inoue
Katsuaki
K
Sugiura
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D007341:Insurance; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*