Table 3.
Distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis infections according to geographical origin, sex, age, and breed of examined cats (n = 134).
| Cryptosporidium spp. | Giardia duodenalis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Total (n) | Infected (n) | % | p-value | Infected (n) | % | p-value |
| Geographical origin | |||||||
| Gharbeya | 70 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.1512 | 6 | 8.6 | <0.00001 |
| Dakahlia | 64 | 6 | 9.4 | 37 | 57.8 | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 59 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.4652 | 22 | 37.3 | 0.2692 |
| Female | 75 | 6 | 8.0 | 21 | 28.0 | ||
| Age (months) | |||||||
| ≤6 | 38 | 4 | 10.5 | 0.2224 | 17 | 44.7 | 0.0645 |
| >6 | 96 | 4 | 4.2 | 26 | 27.1 | ||
| Breed | |||||||
| Mixed | 47 | 1 | 2.1 | – | 4 | 8.5 | – |
| Persian | 42 | 4 | 9.5 | 0.1842 | 23 | 54.8 | <0.00001 |
| Egyptian Mau | 40 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6761 | 14 | 35.0 | 0.0810 |
| Himalayan | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.3037 | 2 | 40.0 | >0.9 |
Statistically significant values are highlighted in bold.