Table 7.
Variables for the positivity of infectious agents or groups of infectious agents in cats in Cyprus: multivariable logistic regression models
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CMhm PCR positive | ||
| Retroviral serology status | ||
| Positive | 5.8 (2.4–14.0) | 0.001 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Age | 1.1 (1.1–1.2) | 0.017 |
| Lifestyle | ||
| Shelter-feral | 2.8 (1.1–7.4) | 0.043 |
| Owned | Ref. | |
| 2. CMt PCR positive | ||
| L. infantum infection status | ||
| Positive | 7.3 (1.4–37.5) | 0.018 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Retroviral serology status | ||
| Positive | 5.0 (1.3–219.7) | 0.021 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| 3. Any haemoplasma PCR positive | ||
| Retroviral serology status | ||
| Positive | 4.6 (2.1–10.4) | 0.001 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Housing | ||
| Access to outdoors | 8.7 (1.9–39.1) | 0.005 |
| Indoors only | Ref. | |
| 4. L. infantum infection positive | ||
| Hepatozoon spp. PCR status | ||
| Positive | 13.5 (1.6-111.1) | 0.016 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| CMt PCR status | ||
| Positive | 5.6 (1.1–29.1) | 0.041 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| 5. FIV serology positive | ||
| Any haemoplasma PCR status | ||
| Positive | 6.6 (2.7–15.9) | 0.001 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Lifestyle | ||
| Shelter-feral | 4.0 (1.6–10.2) | 0.004 |
| Owned | Ref. | |
| 6. Retroviral serology positive | ||
| Any haemoplasma PCR status | ||
| Positive | 5.3 (2.1–13.4) | 0.001 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Anaemia | ||
| Anaemic | 3.6 (1.4–9.5) | 0.008 |
| Non-anaemic | Ref. | |
| 7. Hepatozoon spp. PCR positive | ||
| Health status | ||
| Non-healthy | 3.2 (1.3–7.8) | 0.010 |
| Healthy | Ref. | |
| L. infantum infection status | ||
| Positive | 12.0 (1.4–106.0) | 0.025 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Vaccination status | ||
| Never vaccinated | 2.2 (1.1–4.7) | 0.048 |
| Vaccinated | Ref. | |
| 8. FVBP positive | ||
| Habitat status | ||
| Rural | 2.6 (1.3–5.2) | 0.006 |
| Urban | Ref. | |
| CMt PCR status | ||
| Positive | 22.5 (2.3–221.2) | 0.008 |
| Negative | Ref. | |
| Health status | ||
| Non-healthy | 2.4 (1.1–5.4) | 0.042 |
| Healthy | Ref. | |
| Travel history | ||
| Never travelled abroad | 4.3 (1.1–18.0) | 0.045 |
| Travelled abroad | Ref. | |
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, Ref. reference category, CMhm “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, CMt “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”, L. infantum infection positive DNA sequencing for Leishmania infantum following confirmatory qPCR and/or positive L. infantum ELISA, Any haemoplasma positivity in at least one of the following haemoplasma PCRs; Mhf, CMhm and CMt, FIV feline immunodeficiency virus, Retroviral serology positive for FeLV and/or FIV serology, FVBP positive for at least one of the PCRs for B. henselae, Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. and/or Hepatozoon spp., and/or L. infantum infection (i.e. positive DNA sequencing for L. infantum following confirmatory qPCR and/or positive L. infantum ELISA)