Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis to determine factors associated with cryptosporidian infection in 200 cats tested in Turin, Italy

Variable	Category	Tested (n=200)	Positive (n=49)		χ 2	Odds ratio	95% CI	P *
No.	%
Sex	Male	105	30	28.6	1.56	1.60	0.79–3.25	0.21
Female	95	19	20	–	–	–	–
Age	<1 year	87	29	33.3	6.5	2.33	1.15–4.73	0.01
>1 year	113	20	17.7	–	–	–	–
Breed	Pure	28	5	17.8	0.78	0.63	0.18–1.85	0.38
Mixed	172	44	90	–	–	–	–
Outdoor	Yes	113	24	49	1.49	0.67	0.33–1.34	0.22
No	87	25	51	–	–	–	–
Feed	Commercial diet	63	8	16	6.92	0.34	0.14–0.82	<0.01
Home/mixed diet	137	41	29.9	–		–	–
Diarrhoea	Yes	24	10	20	4.34	2.51	0.95–6.61	0.037
No	176	39	80
Enteric parasites	Yes	32	15	31	10.31	3.48	1.47–8.23	<0.01
No	168	34	69	–	–	–	–

^* P value for variable; level of significance set at P≤0.05.