Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics of Dogs and Correlation with Clustering
| Variable | No. of Cases | P - value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branch A(n=16) | Branch B (n= 11) | Fisher’s Exact Test | |
| Gender | 0.53c 0.60d |
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| Male | 10 | 5 | |
| Female | 6 | 5 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 | |
| Age at Diagnosis (Months)a | 0.53c 0.69d |
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| ≤ 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| > 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 | |
| Histology | 0.53 | ||
| Osteoblastic | 12 | 6 | |
| Chondroblastic | 1 | 2 | |
| Fibroblastic | 2 | 2 | |
| Mixed | 1 | 0 | |
| Osteomyelitis | 0 | 1 | |
| Treatment Regimen | 0.55 | ||
| Standard of care | 9 | 6 | |
| Limb amputation | 2 | 1 | |
| Palliative care | 3 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 3 | |
| Survival (Months)b | 0.02 | ||
| ≤ median | 10 | 1 | |
| > median | 4 | 6 | |
| Breed | 0.12e 0.22f |
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| Rottweiler | 10 | 3 | |
| Golden Retriever | 3 | 4 | |
| Other | 3 | 4 | |
a
Median age at diagnosis for all dogs = 6.14 years
b
Median survival for all dogs with known survival outcome (includes all treatment types) = 4.96 months
c
Includes unknowns
d
Excludes unknowns
e
Rottweiler vs. non-Rottweiler
f
Rottweiler vs. Golden Retriever vs. Other