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Table 1 Prevalence of avian haemosporidia (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon) in blood samples from red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in Yunnan Province, southwestern China

From: First report of haemosporidia and associated risk factors in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in China

Variable

No. positive/tested

Prevalence (95% CI)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Sex

 Female

123/167

73.7 (67.0–80.3)

Reference

0.528

 Male

52/67

77.6 (67.6–87.6)

0.81 (0.41–1.58)

Age

 Juvenile

68/102

66.7 (57.5–75.8)

Reference

0.012

 Adult

107/132

81.1 (74.4–87.7)

0.47 (0.26–0.58)

Weight

  < 0.5 kg

32/48

66.7 (53.3–80.0)

Reference

0.149

 0.5–1.0 kg

87/118

73.7 (65.8–81.7)

0.71 (0.35–1.47)

  > 1 kg

56/68

82.4 (73.3–91.4)

0.43 (0.18–1.02)

Seasons

 Summer

106/131

80.9 (74.2–87.6)

Reference

0.015

 Winter

69/103

67.0 (57.9–76.1)

2.09 (1.15–3.80)

Total

175/234

74.8 (69.2–80.5)

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