Table 2 Qualitative and quantitative clinical characteristics of the dogs depending on their living area
Qualitative clinical characteristics | Urban area (N = 1585) | Periurban area (N = 818) | Rural area (N = 455) | P-value (Chi-square test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | ||
Sex | |||||||
 Male | 842 | 53.1 (50.6–55.6) | 461 | 56.4 (52.9–59.8) | 241 | 53 (48.3–57.6) | 0.284 |
 Female | 743 | 46.9 (44.4–49.4) | 357 | 43.6 (40.2–47.1) | 214 | 47 (42.4–51.7) | |
Breed | |||||||
 Purebred | 1174 | 74.1 (71.8–76-2) | 576 | 70.4 (67.2–73.5) | 317 | 69.7 (65.2–73.9) | 0.064 |
 Mixed-breed | 411 | 25.9 (23.8–28.2) | 242 | 29.6 (26.5–32.8) | 138 | 30.3 (26.1–34.8) | |
Risk of exposure |  < 0.001a* | ||||||
 High | 925 | 58.4 (55.9–60.8) | 676 | 82.6 (79.9–85.2) | 436 | 95.8 (93.6–97.5) | |
 Low | 660 | 41.6 (39.2–44-1) | 142 | 17.4 (14.8–20.1) | 19 | 4.2 (2.5–6.4) | |
Quantitative clinical characteristics | N | Mean (± SD) | N | Mean (± SD) | N | Mean (± SD) | P-value (Kruskal-Wallis H test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 1585 | 7.2 (± 3.3) | 817 | 7.1 (± 3.3) | 455 | 6.6 (± 3.1) | 0.005b* |
Weight (kg) | 1585 | 17 (± 13.1) | 818 | 23 (± 13.5) | 455 | 23.9 (± 13.8) |  < 0.0001c* |