Table 1.

Signalment of all recruited cats

	Cats with FIV (n = 30 )	Cats with HT (n = 26)	Healthy cats (n = 28)
Breed
DSH/DLH	29	25	25
Maine Coon	1	–	–
Norwegian Forest Cat	–	1	–
Ragdoll	–	–	1
Peterbald	–	–	2
Sex
M	3	4	4
MN	24	10	–
F	1	2	2
FN	2	10	22
Age (years), mean ± SD	6.7 ± 2.8	13.3 ± 2.0	10.5 ± 3.7
Body weight (kg), mean ± SD	4.5 ± 1.0	3.8 ± 0.9	4.0 ± 0.9

FIV = feline immunodeficiency virus; HT = hyperthyroidism; DSH = domestic shorthair; DLH = domestic longhair; M = male; MN = male neutered; F = female; FN = female neutered