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Table 3 Distribution of variables identified with M. wenyonii and “Ca. M. haemobos” infections in dairy cattle herds in Mayabeque Province, Cuba

From: First molecular evidence of bovine hemoplasma species (Mycoplasma spp.) in water buffalo and dairy cattle herds in Cuba

Variable

qPCR M. wenyonii

OR

95% CI

P-value

qPCR “Ca. M. haemobos”

OR

95% CI

P-value

Positive

(n = 26)

Negative

(n = 15)

Positive

(n = 18)

Negative

(n = 23)

Hematocrit

 < 24

1 (4%)

4 (27%)

0.11

0.009–0.86

0.0514

1 (6%)

4 (17%)

0.42

0.02–2.08

0.3629

 24–47

25 (96%)

11 (73%)

   

17 (94%)

19 (83%)

   

Age

 < 1 year

9 (35%)

12 (80%)

0.13

0.035–0.58

0.0088

5 (28%)

16 (70%)

0.17

0.04–0.62

0.0122

 1–3 years

17 (65%)

3 (20%)

   

13 (72%)

7 (30%)

   

Ticks

 No

11 (42%)

3 (20%)

2.93

0.67–11.3

0.1860

9 (50%)

15 (65%)

0.53

0.14–1.82

0.3583

 Yes

15 (58%)

12 (80%)

   

9 (50%)

8 (35%)

   
  1. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
  2. Significant P-values (Fisher’s exact test: P < 0.05) are indicated in bold