Lifespan and Causes of Death in the Irish Wolfhound - Vetsuisse ...
Lifespan and Causes of Death in the Irish Wolfhound - Vetsuisse ...
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6.2.2.2 Influence <strong>of</strong> Cohort Bias<br />
To assess <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> Cohort Bias on <strong>the</strong> percentual frequency <strong>of</strong> causes <strong>of</strong><br />
death, <strong>the</strong> same analysis was carried out <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> data that was subject to Cohort Bias.<br />
Results are given <strong>in</strong> table 6.7 below:<br />
Cause <strong>of</strong> <strong>Death</strong> n % Mean age ± SD<br />
All Dogs 166 100.00 5.71 ± 2.28<br />
GDV 16 9.64 5.86 ± 2.60<br />
DCM 40 24.10 5.99 ± 1.83<br />
OS 28 16.87 6.37 ± 1.76<br />
OCa 26 15.66 6.20 ± 2.15<br />
II 11 6.63 5.76 ± 2.50<br />
Accident 24 14.46 3.73 ± 2.30<br />
OGD 21 12.65 5.77 ± 2.52<br />
Table 6.7: Dogs subjected to Cohort Bias<br />
Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> overall distribution <strong>of</strong> causes <strong>of</strong> death (p=0.62, chi-square=4.42) nor any<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual disease distributions did vary significantly between tables 6.6 <strong>and</strong><br />
6.7. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, age <strong>of</strong> death varied significantly between <strong>the</strong> two populations<br />
as expected (p