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Table 2 Risk factors associated with the odds of Dirofilaria immitis antigen seropositivity of 104 pig-hunting dogs in North Queensland, Australia

From: Pig-hunting dogs are an at-risk population for canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in eastern Australia

Variable

Category

Beta

SE

P-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age

≤ 5 years

0

–

–

1

–

> 5 years

1.331

0.642

0.038

3.786

1.076–13.326

Location

Inland

0

–

–

1

–

Coastal

1.371

0.629

0.029

3.940

1.148–13.522

  1. Abbreviations: SE, standard error; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
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Parasites & Vectors

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