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Private practitioners completed an online questionnaire reporting detailed information, including signalment, owner-reported history, and clinical observations during the examination. Plasma ACTH concentrations of each animal were measured. Associations between clinical signs and ACTH concentrations were examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Age, month, and specific clinical signs (hair coat abnormalities, laminitis, and supraorbital fat) were univariably associated with high ACTH concentrations. The first three dimensions of the multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) described the aggregation of clinical signs according to a known semiological typicity. Dimensions 1, 2, and 3 corresponded to features indicative of equine metabolic syndrome, early-stage PPID, and advanced PPID, respectively. 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