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Table 3 Multivariable regression analyses for endoparasites

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with cat parasites in Italy: a multicenter study

Significant predictor of risk

P value

OR (95% CI)

Endoparasite infection

Ā Female

0.047

1.331 (1.003ā€“1.765)

Ā Age (<ā€‰1Ā year)

0.000

3.953 (2.587ā€“6.041)

Ā Age (1ā€“5Ā year)

0.000

2.198 (1.483ā€“3.258)

Ā Exclusively outdoor

0.000

3.515 (2.223ā€“5.560)

Ā South

0.000

2.052 (1.476ā€“2.853)

Ā No treatment

0.018

1.517 (1.074ā€“2.143)

Toxocara cati

Ā Age (<ā€‰1Ā year )

0.000

7.834 (4.609ā€“13.314)

Ā Age (1ā€“5Ā year )

0.000

3.382 (2.021ā€“5.661)

Ā Exclusively outdoor

0.000

2.659 (1.622ā€“4.361)

Ā South

0.018

1.542 (1.076ā€“2.208)

Ancylostomatidae

Ā Female

0.001

2.218 (1.390ā€“3.537)

Ā Predominantly outdoor

0.012

3.144 (1.285ā€“7.691)

Ā South

0.000

3.277 (1.874ā€“5.730)

Ā No treatment

0.006

2.472 (1.300ā€“4.700)

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

Ā Exclusively outdoor

0.010

3.558 (1.354ā€“9.354)

Ā South

0.000

5.480 (2.498ā€“12.024)

Ā No treatment

0.020

2.440 (1.154- 5.160)

  1. Multivariable regression analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Macintosh, version 27.0
  2. Statistical significance was set at Ī±ā€‰=ā€‰0.05
  3. CI Confidence interval, OR odds ratio