A molecular survey of vector-borne pathogens and haemoplasmas in owned cats across Italy

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Significant risk factors (ExpB) for Bartonella spp. and haemoplasmas in cats across Italy

Independent variable	B	SE	Wald	df	P-value	Exp (B)	95% CI for Exp (B)
Cats from South	Bartonella spp. risk factors
	0.916	0.336	7.444	1	0.006	2.500	1.294–4.828
	Haemoplasma risk factors
Sex (male vs female)	0.560	0.113	24.388	1	0.000	1.751	1.402–2.187
Increasing age	0.339	0.110	9.509	1	0.002	1.404	1.132–1.742
FIV positive	2.177	0.913	5.681	1	0.017	8.823	1.472–52.861

Note: Variables entered on the models at step 1: provenance (NCS), reproductive status, breed, sex, age, FIV and FeLV positivity. Bartonella and haemoplasmas positivity were entered as independent variable in each model
Abbreviations: B, estimated coefficient; SE, standard error; Wald, Wald statistic; df, degrees of freedom; P, significance value; Exp (B), predicted change in odds for a unit increase in the predictor

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