Table 1 Association between signalment, size, origin, health status and travel history between dogs that were seropositive and seronegative to any of the tick borne diseases tested a
From: Survey of selected tick-borne diseases in dogs in Finland
Characteristic | Categories | Seropositive (N = 29) | Seronegative (N = 311) | Univariate p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Origin | South | 0 | 156 (96.3) | <0.001 |
East | 1 (4) | 24 (96) | ||
West | 10 (10.9) | 82 (89.1) | ||
Oulu | 0 | 28 (100) | ||
Lapland | 0 | 12 (100) | ||
Åland | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | ||
Missing data | 1 | |||
Age | ≤2 years | 6 (5.6) | 101 (94.4) | 0.49 |
2-8 years | 18 (9.6) | 170 (90.4) | ||
>8 years | 4 (9.1) | 40 (90.9) | ||
Missing data | 1 | |||
Sex | Male Intact | 7 (5.1) | 130 (94.9) | 0.3896 |
Male castrated | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5 | ||
Female intact | 12 (7.9) | 139 (92.1) | ||
Female spayed | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | ||
Missing data | 5 | 10 | ||
Size | <10 kg | 10 (15.2) | 56 (84.8) | 0.0747 |
10-25 kg | 8 (9.6) | 75 (90.4) | ||
>25 kg | 10 (5.7) | 165 (94.3) | ||
Missing data | 1 | 15 | ||
Travel history abroad | Yes | 4 (14.8) | 23 (85.2) | 0.6179 |
No | 19 (11.4) | 147 (88.6) | ||
Missing data | 141 | |||
Health status | Healthy | 28 (10.0) | 251 (90) | 0.0652 |
Sick | 1 (1.6) | 60 (98.4) | ||
Missing data | 19 (40.4) | 51 (54.8) |