Prevalence and epidemiology of canine and feline heartworm infection in Taiwan

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Table 4 Results of multiple logistic regression on risk factors for feline heartworm antibody (Ab) seropositivity

		Regression coefficient (B)	Standard Error (SE)	P value	Odds Ratio (O)R	95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Lifestyle	100% indoor	reference		0.672
	> 50% indoor	−0.772	0.628	0.219	0.462	0.135–1.583
	> 50% outdoor	−0.175	0.640	0.784	0.839	0.240–2.940
	100% outdoor	−0.037	0.449	0.934	0.963	0.399–2.324
Dyspnea	No	reference
Dyspnea	Yes	−0.553	1.046	0.597	0.575	0.074–4.464
GI signs	No	reference
GI signs	Yes	0.058	0.770	0.940	1.059	0.234–4.789
Cough	No	reference
Cough	Yes	0.602	0.495	0.224	1.825	0.692–4.8181
Other clinical signs	No	reference
Other clinical signs	Yes	0.712	0.380	0.061	2.039	0.968–4.296

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