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Table 4 Multivariable estimates, standard errors (SE's) and mortality rate ratios (MRR), with 99.9% confidence intervals (99.9% CI), developed using Poisson regression on diagnostic categories trauma, heart and neurological in dogs insured at Agria1 from 1995 to 2000.

From: Mortality in over 350,000 Insured Swedish Dogs from 1995–2000: II. Breed-Specific Age and Survival Patterns and Relative Risk for Causes of Death

 

Diagnostic category 2

 

Trauma

Heart

Neurological

Variable

MRR (99N.9% CI)3

Estimate (SE)

MRR (99.9% CI)

Estimate (SE)

MRR (99.9% CI)

Estimate (SE)

Intercept

-

4.8732 (0.0464)

-

-7.4284 (0.0929)

-

-6.1979 (0.0805)

Gender (female)

0.8(0.8–0.9)

-0.1961 (0.0277)

0.5(0.5–0.6)

-0.6040 (0.0426)

0.7(0.6–0.8)

-0.3586 (0.0469)

Age (in years)

0.9(0.9–0.9)

-0.069 (0.0053)

1.4(1.4–1.5)

0.3552 (0.0111)

1.1(1.1–1.1)

0.0945 (0.0091)

Breed

      

CKC spaniel4a

0.5(0.3–0.8)

-0.7135 (0.1314)

3.0(1.7–5.5)

1.1074 (0.1793)

1.05

-

German shepherd (GS)

0.7(0.6–0.9)

-0.3225 (0.0637)

2.1(1.0–4.4)

0.7300 (0.2277)

0.5(0.2–0.9)

-0.7643 (0.1977)

Drever

4.4(3.8–5.1)

1.4848 (0.0447)

1.05

-

1.05

-

Dachshund

2.3(2.0–2.7)

0.842 (0.0493)

0.1(0.01–0.4)

-2.5337 (0.5188)

0.3(0.2–0.6)

-1.1793 (0.1943)

Labrador retriever

0.5(0.3–0.6)

-0.7764 (0.0941)

0.5(0.3–0.8)

-0.7959 (0.1677)

0.6(0.4–1.0)

-0.4432 (0.1276)

Springer spaniel4b

0.5(0.3–0.8)

-0.7061 (0.1303)

1.05

-

1.05

-

Mongrel

1.05

-

0.5(0.3–1.0)

-0.7037 (0.2027)

1.05

-

Golden retriever

0.3(0.2–0.4)

-1.1771 (0.1046)

0.5(0.3–0.8)

-0.7061 (0.1401)

1.05

-

Poodle (min/toy)

1.05

-

0.4(0.2–0.9)

-0.9602 (0.2693)

1.05

-

Min dachshund4c

1.7(1.4–2.1)

0.5237 (0.0654)

0.3(0.1–1.0)

-1.1053 (0.3352)

0.3(0.1–0.7)

-1.1682 (0.2597)

Irish wolfhound

1.05

-

29 (19–44)

3.3645 (0.1294)

1.05

-

St Bernard

1.05

-

12 (6.5–20)

2.4438 (0.1746)

5.1(2.4–11)

1.6204 (0.2309)

Great Dane

1.05

-

21 (13–32)

3.0210 (0.1371)

3.5(1.6–7.8)

1.2455 (0.2442)

Bernese mtn dog4d

1.05

-

1.05

-

1.05

-

Newfoundland

1.05

-

10 (7.3–14)

2.3268 (0.1044)

1.05

-

Dobermann

1.05

-

6.4(4.0–10)

1.8546 (0.1439)

1.05

-

Leonberger

1.05

-

8.6(5.6–13)

2.1565 (0.1344)

1.05

-

Boxer

0.4(0.2–0.8)

-0.9084 (0.2243)

2.7(1.7–4.5)

1.0094 (0.1527)

1.1(0.4–3.3)

0.0995 (0.3296)

Greyhound

2.8(1.8–4.5)

1.0461 (0.1411)

3.3(1.3–8.2)

1.1839 (0.2794)

1.05

-

Pyrenees

1.05

-

1.05

-

1.05

-

Interactions

      

Age-CKC spaniel

NA6

NA

1.3(1.2–1.4)

0.2667 (0.0253)

 

NA

Age-GS

NA

NA

0.9(0.8–1.0)

-0.1500 (0.0409)

1.2(1.1–1.3)

0.1812 (0.0341)

Age-Dachshund

NA

NA

1.5(1.2–1.9)

0.4194 (0.0678)

 

NA

Age-Boxer

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.3(1.1–1.5)

0.2237 (0.0523)

  1. 1 – Agria Insurance, PO 70306, SE-107 23 Stockholm, Sweden
  2. 2 – Separate models were run for each heading
  3. 3 – MRR ratio from Poisson regression = EXP(estimate), interpreted as risk for that variable (eg. breed) relative to the baseline (all breeds not in the model), adjusted for gender and age
  4. 4 – Breed names: 4a – Cavalier King Charles spaniel, 4b – English springer spaniel, 4c – miniature dachshund, 4d – Bernese mountain dog
  5. 5 – Breed is included in baseline category for this model
  6. 6 – Not applicable