Table 4.
Predictor variables considered for univariable analysis of risk factors for oral carriage of feline herpesvirus (FHV), feline calicivirus (FCV) or Chlamydia felis (C. felis). Significant results are in bold
| Pathogen | FHV | FCV | C. felis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive cats (n) | P‐value | OR (95% CI) | Positive cats (n) | P‐value | OR (95% CI) | Positive cats (n) | P‐value | OR (95% CI) | |
| Purebred | |||||||||
| Crossbred | 4 | 0.151 | 1.0 | 39 | <0.001 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.996 | N/A |
| Purebred | 5 | 2.1 (0.76 to 5.78) | 30 | 2.71 (1.60 to 4.59) | 0 | ||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 5 | 0.917 | 1.0 | 33 | 0.067 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.252 | 1.0 |
| Female | 4 | 1.07 (0.29 to 4.06) | 37 | 1.608 (0.97 to 2.67) | 4 | 2.71 (0.49 to 14.94) | |||
| Neuter status (Q3) | |||||||||
| Neutered | 1 | 0.315 | 1.0 | 59 | 0.008 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.005 | 1.0 |
| Entire | 8 | 2.98 (0.36 to 25.05) | 7 | 3.67 (1.41 to 9.57) | 2 | 12.69 (2.18 to 73.90) | |||
| Multi‐cat (Q3) | |||||||||
| Single cat household | 0 | 0.998 | N/A | 1 | 0.033 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.998 | N/A |
| Multi‐cat household | 9 | 68 | 8.81 (1.20 to 64.84) | 6 | |||||
| Vaccination (Q2) | |||||||||
| Vaccinated | 9 | 0.999 | N/A | 64 | 0.368 | 0.59 (0.19 to 1.85) | 6 | 0.189 | 0.23 (0.03 to 2.05) |
| Unvaccinated | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||
| Outdoor access | |||||||||
| Indoor only | 0 | 0.999 | N/A | 2 | 0.800 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.608 | 0.561 (0.062 to 5.100) |
| Outdoor access | 9 | 53 | 1.10 (0.53 to 2.28) | 6 | 1.0 | ||||
| Clinical signs | |||||||||
| Cat flu diagnosed | 4 | 0.163 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.030 | 1.58 (1.04 to 2.40) | 3 | 0.017 | 2.97 (1.22 to 7.24) |
| Cat flu not diagnosed | 5 | 0.92 (0.77 to 4.78) | 54 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | |||
| URTD signs absent | 6 | 0.093 | 1.0 | 64 | 0.196 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.038 | 1.0 |
| URTD signs present | 3 | 14.21 (3.27 to 61.65) | 7 | 3.58 (1.38 to 9.30) | 1 | 4.24 (0.49 to 36.96) | |||
Note: Clinical signs included owner‐reported attacks of wheezing with whistling on the chest, attacks of breathlessness, sneezing, cough, runny nose, mouth ulcers, drooling and sore/ red/ runny eyes.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; URTD, upper respiratory tract disease