Table 2 Pooled estimates of T. gondii in cats by potential risk factors with meta-analysis

Overall

38

1,650

7,285

0.245 (0.201–0.290)

1,192.78

< 0.001

96.90

Group

Stray

12

400

1,261

0.409 (0.154–0.664)

2,020.66

< 0.001

99.50

0.001

3.00 (1.60–5.64)

Pet

28

958

5,284

0.167 (0.124– 0.209)

676.81

< 0.001

96.00

Reference

Gender

Male

14

261

1,333

0.212 (0.170–0.255)

42.46

< 0.001

71.70

0.743

1.07 (0.67–1.65)

Female

14

225

1,196

0.200 (0.156–0.244)

45.8

< 0.001

73.80

Reference

Age

Y > 3

12

318

1,115

0.316 (0.229–0.403)

118

< 0.001

90.70

0.018

2.77 (1.39–5.53)

1 < Y ≤ 3

9

102

523

0.195 (0.127–0.263)

35.23

< 0.001

77.30

1. 54 (0.72–3.30)

Y ≤ 1

12

335

1,249

0.174 (0.076–0.272)

238.78

< 0.001

95.40

Reference

Survey season

Spring

3

87

335

0.282 (0.181–0.384)

8.47

0.014

76.40

0.911

1.15 (0.46–2.92)

Summer

3

58

259

0.226 (0.175–0.276)

0.93

0.628

0

0.90 (0.34–2.36)

Autumn

3

45

219

0.249 (0.099–0.398)

10.37

0.006

80.70

0.91 (0.34–2.43)

Winter

3

43

176

0.247 (0.206–0.289)

1.06

0.589

0

Reference

Region

Eastern

28

1,308

5,894

0.249 (0.197–0.302)

1,010.27

< 0.001

97.30

0.469

1.43 (0.54–3.79)

Central

4

165

433

0.323 (0.161–0.484)

41.86

< 0.001

92.80

2.35 (0.58–9.45)

Western

6

177

958

0.174 (0.105–0.243)

42.41

< 0.001

88.20

Reference

Serological test

ELISA

22

895

4,556

0.207 (0.155–0.259)

619.24

< 0.001

96.60

0.109

0.29 (0.10–1.08)

IHA

10

469

1,548

0.272 (0.157–0.388)

323.63

< 0.001

97.20

0.44 (0.13–1.50)

MAT

4

181

681

0.432 (0.229,0.635)

99.79

< 0.001

97.00

Reference