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A multicenter, matched case-control study of risk factors for equine laminitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11311954     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Risk factors for equine laminitis were examined in a prospective case-control study of the 258 cases seen at six collaborating veterinary teaching hospitals over a 32-month period. Case-control pairs were matched on institution, clinician, and season of diagnosis. The 90% of case-control pairs (78 acute, 155 chronic) that had complete data for age, gender, and breed were used in separate conditional logistic-regression models for acute and chronic laminitis. There was an increase in risk for horses with acute laminitis from 5 to 7 years of age (OR 4.7, 95% CI 1.3-16) and from 13 to 31 years of age (OR 3.9, 95% CI 1.3-12) (both compared to <5 years); risk was increased for chronic laminitis from 10 to 14 years (OR 3, 95% CI 1.4-6.8) and from 15 to 38 years (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.4-6.1) (both compared to <6 years). Mares - but not stallions - were more likely than geldings to develop acute laminitis (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.1-6.2) and chronic laminitis (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.1-3.6). In the small acute-laminitis data set, the breed variable was collapsed into three categories: Thoroughbred (THB, reference), the Quarter Horse (QH), and other (non-QH-THB). The non-QH-THB group was at increased risk of acute laminitis (OR 3.8, 95% CI 1.2-11.8). For the seven breed-group categories used in the chronic-laminitis model, however, all non-THB breed groups appeared significantly at risk as compared to the THB, with odds ratios ranging from 3.3 (95% CI 1.3-8.30) for the QH to 9.1 (95% CI 2.1-39.3) for ponies.
Authors:
P Alford; S Geller; B Richrdson; M Slater; C Honnas; J Foreman; J Robinson; M Messer; M Roberts; D Goble; D Hood; M Chaffin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Preventive veterinary medicine     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0167-5877     ISO Abbreviation:  Prev. Vet. Med.     Publication Date:  2001 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-20     Completed Date:  2001-07-05     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8217463     Medline TA:  Prev Vet Med     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  209-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, Mail Stop 4458, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Animals
Breeding
Case-Control Studies
Chronic Disease
Female
Foot Diseases / epidemiology,  veterinary*
Hoof and Claw*
Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
Horses
Incidence
Inflammation / epidemiology,  veterinary
Lameness, Animal / epidemiology*
Logistic Models
Male
Odds Ratio
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Factors

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