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A population of nonbrachycephalic dogs of similar weight (control dogs) was also retrospectively recruited.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>BWT was identified in 28 of 30 (93.3%; 95% CI, 80.3% to 98.6%) dogs in the BOAS group, 15 of 26 (57.7%; 95% CI, 38.7% to 75.0%) dogs in the BDWB group, and 10 of 28 (35.7%; 95% CI, 20.1% to 54.2%) control dogs. On multivariable analysis, only brachycephalic conformation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) and body weight (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.02) were significantly associated with the presence of BWT. Bronchial collapse was identified in 17 of 30 (56.7%; 95% CI, 39.0% to 73.1%) dogs in the BOAS group, 17 of 26 (65.4%; 95% CI, 46.3% to 81.3%) dogs in the BDWB group, and 3 of 28 (10.7%; 95% CI, 3.1% to 25.9%) control dogs. On multivariable analysis, only brachycephalic conformation was significantly (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) associated with the presence of bronchial collapse.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A relationship between brachycephalic conformation and body weight with BWT was established, with heavier dogs having thicker bronchial walls. However, further studies are required to investigate the cause. Bronchial collapse was also more common in dogs with brachycephalic conformation, which is in agreement with the previously published literature.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.21.10.0448","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,3]],"date-time":"2022-06-03T19:50:42Z","timestamp":1654285842000},"page":"1-8","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Prevalence of bronchial wall thickening and collapse in brachycephalic dogs with and without brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome and in nonbrachycephalic dogs"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"261","author":[{"given":"James S.","family":"Guillem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frederike","family":"Schiborra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matteo","family":"Rossanese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas W.","family":"Maddox","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeremy R.","family":"Mortier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit\u00e9 de M\u00e9decine\u2014Imagerie M\u00e9dicale, Ecole Nationale V\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire d\u2019Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"ref1","series-title":"PLoS One","first-page":"e0137496","article-title":"Impact of facial conformation on canine health: brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome","volume":"10","author":"Packer RMA","year":"2015","unstructured":"Packer RMA, Hendricks A, Tivers MS, Burn CC. 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