From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with cat parasites in Italy: a multicenter study
Significant predictor of risk | P value | OR (95% CI) |
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Endoparasite infection | ||
Ā Female | 0.047 | 1.331 (1.003ā1.765) |
Ā Age (<ā1Ā year) | 0.000 | 3.953 (2.587ā6.041) |
Ā Age (1ā5Ā year) | 0.000 | 2.198 (1.483ā3.258) |
Ā Exclusively outdoor | 0.000 | 3.515 (2.223ā5.560) |
Ā South | 0.000 | 2.052 (1.476ā2.853) |
Ā No treatment | 0.018 | 1.517 (1.074ā2.143) |
Toxocara cati | ||
Ā Age (<ā1Ā year ) | 0.000 | 7.834 (4.609ā13.314) |
Ā Age (1ā5Ā year ) | 0.000 | 3.382 (2.021ā5.661) |
Ā Exclusively outdoor | 0.000 | 2.659 (1.622ā4.361) |
Ā South | 0.018 | 1.542 (1.076ā2.208) |
Ancylostomatidae | ||
Ā Female | 0.001 | 2.218 (1.390ā3.537) |
Ā Predominantly outdoor | 0.012 | 3.144 (1.285ā7.691) |
Ā South | 0.000 | 3.277 (1.874ā5.730) |
Ā No treatment | 0.006 | 2.472 (1.300ā4.700) |
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus | ||
Ā Exclusively outdoor | 0.010 | 3.558 (1.354ā9.354) |
Ā South | 0.000 | 5.480 (2.498ā12.024) |
Ā No treatment | 0.020 | 2.440 (1.154- 5.160) |