Table 5.
Pneumocystis carriage in bats: influence of ecological and behavioral factors (univariate analysis)a
| Characteristic | OR | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bat colony size | |||
| Medium or big | 1 | ||
| Small | 3.259 | 1.038–10.230 | 0.04 |
| Migration | |||
| Yes | 1 | ||
| No | 2.959 | 0.997–8.779 | 0.05 |
| Area | |||
| Old World | 1 | ||
| New World | 1.213 | 0.170–8.659 | 0.81 |
| Diet | |||
| Insectivorous or frugivorous | 1 | ||
| Nectarivorous | 3.948 | 0.864–18.045 | 0.07 |
| Day roost | |||
| Tree-dwelling, forest | 1 | ||
| Cavernicole | 1.299 | 0.286–5.902 | 0.71 |
| Anthropophilic | 2.148 | 0.518–8.903 | 0.29 |
| Mating system | |||
| Lek | 1 | ||
| Harem | 1.905 | 0.512–7.080 | 0.33 |
| MM-MF | 1.827 | 0.477–6.897 | 0.37 |
| Contact in the colony | |||
| No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 11.387 | 1.154–112.354 | 0.038 |
| Humidity | |||
| Yes | 1 | ||
| No | 1.064 | 0.285–3.972 | 0.92 |
| Heat | |||
| No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.030 | 0.685–6.020 | 0.16 |
| Elevation | |||
| >800 m | 1 | ||
| ≤800 m | 2.448 | 0.919–6.518 | 0.07 |
a
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Significant results at P = 0.05.