12.7
percent of Persians with the disorder recorded
verified
Persian: Haircoat disorder prevalence (VetCompass, Fuentes Pachon C, O'Neill DG, Faroon A, Church DB, Brodbelt DC)
as of 2026-09-07 · license: CC-BY-4.0
- 95% CI 11.6-13.9%. Breed sample n=3235 out of a 285,547 cat VetCompass cohort.
Source
Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) — Fuentes Pachon C, O'Neill DG, Faroon A, Church DB, Brodbelt DC. Persian cats under first opinion veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders. Sci Rep. 2019;9:12952.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49317-4
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Quoted verbatim from the source above.