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Table 4 Association between physical variables and E. bieneusi infection in pre-weaned Korean native calves

From: Zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pre-weaned Korean native calves

Variable

Frequency of E. bieneusi positivity (%)

χ2 (P value)

OR (95% CI)

Fecal consistency

   

 Non-diarrhea (Ref.)

34/154 (22.1)

5.82 (0.016)*

1.00

 Diarrhea

19/160 (11.9)

0.48 (0.26–0.88)*

Age (days)

   

 1–20 (Ref.)

19/173 (11.0)

11.61 (0.003)**

1.00

 21–40

30/114 (26.3)

2.90 (1.54–5.45)**

 41–60

4/17 (14.8)

1.41 (0.44–4.51)

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.005 vs reference (Ref.)