Table 1. Demographic characteristics of cats with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (for total population and by clinical outcome).
| Characteristic | Total n=85 | Survivor n=32 | Fatal case n=53 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex-number (%) | 0.521 | |||
| Male | 50 (58.8) | 19 (59.4) | 31 (58.5) | |
| Female | 30 (35.3) | 10 (31.2) | 20 (37.7) | |
| Unknown | 5 (5.9) | 3 (9.4) | 2 (3.8) | |
| Age-number (%) | 0.179 | |||
| 1 year | 10 (11.8) | 3 (9.4) | 7 (13.2) | |
| 1–5 years | 47 (55.3) | 20 (62.5) | 27 (50.9) | |
| 6–9 years | 16 (18.8) | 8 (25.0) | 8 (15.1) | |
| ≥10 years | 9 (10.6) | 1 (31.2) | 8 (15.1) | |
| Unknown | 3 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.7) | |
| Rearing environment-number (%) | 0.108 | |||
| Indoor | 1 (1.2) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Free-roaming | 68 (80.0) | 28 (87.5) | 40 (75.5) | |
| Unknown | 16 (18.8) | 3 (9.4) | 13 (24.5) | |
| Clinical symptoms-number (%) | 0.957 | |||
| Anorecxia | 85 (100) | 32 (100) | 53 (100) | |
| Lethargy | 85 (100) | 32 (100) | 53 (100) | |
| Vomit | 28 (32.9) | 10 (31.3) | 18 (34.0) | |
| Diarrea | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Vomit and diarrhea | 3 (3.5) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (3.7) | |
*The χ2 test was used to compare between survival and fatal group.