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Epizootiologic patterns of diabetes mellitus in cats: 333 cases (1980-1986)

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Panciera, David L., Thomas, Chester B., Eicker, Steven W., Atkins, Clarke E.·1990·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

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Summary: Medical records from 333 cats with diabetes mellitus were studied retrospectively, using epidemiologic methods to determine the incidence of and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in this species. Abstracts were derived, using the Veterinary Medical Data Program with its 17 participating academic institutions in the United States and Canada. A reference population of 135,651 cats was derived from the same hospital population and time span (july 1980 to June 1986). The incidence of diabetes mellitus in cats was determined to be 2.45 cases/1,000 cat-years-of-risk during the 6-year study period. Breed had no detectable effect on risk for diabetes mellitus. In contrast, body weight, age, gender, and neutering had a significant (P ≤ 0.01) effect. Body weight of cats was categorized as being < or ≥ 6.8 kg. The higher body weight, probably indicating obesity, contributed a 2.2-fold increase in risk, even after adjustment for age and gender (adjusted odds ratio). The etiologic fraction for high body weight was 3.8%, suggesting that an estimated 3.8% of cases of diabetes mellitus was attributable to this factor alone. Over 50% of diabetic cats were > 10 years old, and the etiologic fraction for age > 7 years alone was 73.5%. Age was a significant (P < 0.001) and the most important single risk factor for development of the disease in cats, with adjusted odds ratios of 8.3 and 14.4 for age 7 to 10 years and > 10 years, respectively. Unlike human beings and dogs, male cats were at 1.5 times greater risk for developing diabetes mellitus than were females, and neutered cats were at nearly twice the risk as sexually intact cats. The adjusted odds-risk ratio for neutered males, sexually intact males, spayed females, and sexually intact females was 2.8, 2.1, 1.9, and 1, respectively.

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Authors
Panciera, D. L., Thomas, C. B., Eicker, S. W., & Atkins, C. E.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Venue
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Published
1990-12-01
Volume
197
Issue
11
Pages
1504-1508
ISSN
0003-1488 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4390377446
Cited by
182
References
13
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FWCI
4.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Equine › Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
Keywords
feline diabetes mellitus, cats, incidence, risk factors, obesity, body weight, age, neutering, breed, population attributable fraction, epizootiology
MeSH terms
Animals, Body Weight, Breeding, Castration, Cat Diseases, Cats, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Male, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Incidence

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