Table 4.

Summary of the model selected to predict B. clarridgeiae infection in Ctenocephalides felis including only the variables significantly associated with host and flea characteristics and potentially confounding variable (number of fleas per host cat).

		Estimate	P-value	OR (95% CI)
Bartonella clarridgeiae flea infection model
Cat sex	Female	Ref	Ref	Ref
	Male	1.44	0.032*	4.22 (1.13–15.70)
Cat weight		−0.89	0.046*	0.41 (0.17–0.98)
Number of fleas		−0.08	0.598	0.92 (0.69–1.24)
Intercept		1.01	0.456	2.73 (0.19–38.42)

This summary includes the estimate, P-value, and odds ratio (95% confidence interval). * indicates significant P-value as alpha = 0.05.