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Table 1 Signalment and history data of 91 feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive cases and 182 FIV-negative controls, with description of number (N) and percentage (%) of cats recorded for each variable

From: Association between feline immunodeficiency virus and Leishmania infantum infections in cats: a retrospective matched case-control study

Variable

Cases

Controls

Total

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Sex

 Male

61

(67)

122

(67)

183

(67)

 Female

30

(33)

60

(33)

90

(33)

Reproductive status

 Neutered

44

(48.3)

79

(43.4)

123

(45.1)

 Not neutered

47

(51.7)

103

(56.6)

150

(54.9)

Hair

 Short

59

(64.8)

126

(69.3)

185

(67.8)

 Medium

18

(19.8)

21

(11.5)

39

(14.3)

 Long

3

(3.3)

13

(7.1)

16

(5.8)

 Missing

11

(12.1)

22

(12.1)

33

(12.1)

Age

 ≤ 24 months

26

(28.6)

52

(28.6)

78

(28.6)

 > 24 months

65

(71.4)

130

(71.4)

195

(71.4)

Geographic area

 Italy

80

(87.9)

160

(87.9)

240

(87.9)

  Calabria

36

(39.6)

70

(38.5)

106

(38.8)

  Sicily

44

(48.3)

90

(49.4)

134

(49.1)

 Spain

11

(12.1)

22

(12.1)

33

(12.1)

  Catalonia

7

(7.7)

14

(7.7)

21

(7.7)

  Andalusia

4

(4.4)

8

(4.4)

12

(4.4)

Lifestyle and household

 Indoor

19

(20.9)

41

(22.5)

60

(21.9)

 Outdor

72

(79.1)

141

(77.5)

213

(78.1)

 Owned

19

(20.9)

45

(24.7)

64

(23.4)

 Stray

32

(35.2)

57

(31.3)

89

(32.6)

 Missing

40

(43.9)

80

(44)

120

(44)

 Single-cat

59

(64.8)

108

(59.3)

167

(61.2)

 Multi-cat

18

(19.8)

60

(33)

78

(28.6)

 Missing

14

(15.4)

14

(7.7)

28

(10.2)

Environment

 Rural and suburban

32

(35.2)

67

(36.8)

99

(36.3)

 Urban

53

(58.2)

98

(53.8)

151

(55.3)

 Missing

6

(6.6)

17

(9.3)

23

(8.4)