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. 2009 Jan 21;106(7):2242–2247. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0806449106

Table 1.

Risk factors influencing sea otter infection with protozoal pathogens, T. gondii and S. neurona, as identified by logistic regression analyses

Predictors Odds ratio (95% C.I.) P
For T. gondii
    Diet >10% abalone 0.2 (0.02–1.5) 0.107
    Diet >10% snails 11.7 (1.3–109.9) 0.031
    Observed San Simeon to Cambria 3.8 (1.1–12.5) 0.031
For S. neurona
    Diet >10% abalone None (n = 8) exposed
    Home range in Monterey cluster 40.5 (3.9–416.9) 0.002
    Foraging in Rocky Cliff habitat 5.9 (0.7–47.7) 0.099
    Males 11.7 (2.0–70.1) 0.007
    Mean 90-day move >1 km 24.0 (1.7–328.8) 0.018