Table 1.
Signalment, history and housing conditions of cats with UO compared to controls.
| Parameter | Study group, n (%) | Control group, n (%) | P value | OR † (CI95) ‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consuming dry food only | 68 (83) | 44 (54) | <0.001 | 4.20 (2.04–8.63) |
| Consuming both dry and wet food | 14 (17) | 35 (42) | <0.001 | 3.62 (1.76–7.45) |
| Consuming wet food only | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 0.08 | NA |
| Domestic shorthair cats | 67 (82) | 66 (81) | 0.84 | 1.08 (0.46–2.37) |
| Castrated | 68 (83) | 66 (81) | 0.56 | 2.27 (0.57–2.84) |
| Vaccinated | 55 (68) | 61 (74) | 0.36 | 0.73 (0.37–1.44) |
| Dewormed | 39 (48) | 47 (55) | 0.39 | 0.76 (0.41–1.41) |
| Urban areas | 66 (81) | 71 (87) | 0.29 | 0.65 (0.30–1.54) |
| Additional animals in the household | 41 (53) | 40 (49) | 0.63 | 0.86 (0.28–1.48) |
| Indoors * | 46 (56) | 37 (45) | 0.16 | 1.56 (0.84–2.87) |
| Indoors–outdoors * | 30 (37) | 44 (54) | 0.03 | 0.50 (0.27–0.93) |
| Outdoors * | 6 (7) | 1 (1) | 0.053 | 6.72 (0.75–55.56) |
NA=not applicable.
*
Each group was compared to the other two groups as a post-hoc analysis.
†
Odds ratio.
‡
95% confidence interval.