Table 2 Associations of qPCR, IDEXX SNAP® Giardia, DFA and Giardia positivity with fecal consistency for dog population

Household

 Loose

2.50 (1.05–5.96)

P = 0.038

5.77 (2.14–15.58)

P = 0.001

2.71 (1.31–5.62)

P = 0.007

2.83 (1.27–6.32)

P = 0.011

 Non-loose

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Group housed^a

 Loose

1.64 (0.94–2.86)

P = 0.083

1.57 (1.11–2.22)

P = 0.012

1.39 (0.41–4.69)

P = 0.596

1.66 (0.98–2.82)

P = 0.058

 Non-loose

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  Shelter

   Loose

2.00 (0.65–6.23)

P = 0.228

0.76 (0.32–1.78)

P = 0.522

1.64 (0.63–4.31)

P = 0.312

2.16 (0.78–6.00)

P = 0.137

   Non-loose

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  Hunting^a

   Loose

2.33 (1.99–2.73)

P = 0.0001

0.61 (0.53–0.70)

P = 0.0001

0.56 (0.30–1.06)

P = 0.079

2.33 (1.99–2.73)

P = 0.0001

   Non-loose

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Clinical

 Loose

0.71 (0.32–1.57)

P = 0.393

1.14 (0.64–2.06)

P = 0.656

0.92 (0.52–1.63)

P = 0.773

0.64 (0.29–1.45)

P = 0.287

 Non-loose

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