Table 3 Characteristics of dogs according to the result of IHC for the detection of Leishmania spp. amastigote forms in the pancreas of 143 dogs from the town of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro (2012 to 2013)
Characteristics of dogs | IHC for detection of Leishmania amastigotes | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (N = 121) | Positive (N = 22) | ||||||
n | % | 95% CI (%) | n | % | 95% CI (%) | ||
Mongrel | 100 | 82.6 | 74.7–88.9 | 18 | 81.8 | 59.7–94.8 | 1.000 |
Breed | 21 | 17.4 | 11.1–25.3 | 4 | 18.2 | 5.2–40.3 | |
Male | 58 | 47.9 | 38.8–57.2 | 17 | 77.3 | 54.6–92.2 | 0.019a |
Female | 63 | 52.1 | 42.8–61.2 | 5 | 22.7 | 7.8–45.4 | |
Up to 12 months old | 8 | 6.6 | 2.9–12.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.1–22.8 | 0.846 |
1 to 7 years old | 87 | 71.9 | 63.0–79.7 | 15 | 68.2 | 45.1–86.1 | |
Older than 7 years | 26 | 21.5 | 14.5–29.9 | 6 | 27.3 | 10.7–50.2 | |