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. 2018 Feb 5;13(2):e0192570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192570

Table 3. Results of univariate and logistic regression analysis of 729 dogs with IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.

A: Univariate analysis
Dogs Variables Yes/ total (%) OR 95% IC p- value
Monthly income:
≤ 3 Minimum wage 729/729 (100.0) **
> 3 Minimum wage 0/729 (0.00)
Frequency of yard cleaning:
Daily 448/729 (61.5) 1.00 0.65–1.53 0.98
Occasionally 281/729 (38.5)
Presence of cats at the household:
Yes 141/729 (19.3) 0.94 0.56–1.61 0.80
No 588/729 (80.7)
* Presence of other dogs:
Yes 467/729 (64.1) 0.58 0.36–0.91 0.02
No 262/729 (35.9)
* Visualization of accumulated dirt:
Yes 306/729 (42.0) 0.50 0.33–0.76 0.01
No 423/729 (58.0)
Gender:
Male 407/729 (55.8) 0.83 0.54–1.26 0.36
Female 322/729 (44.2)
Reproductive status:
Neuter / Spayed 103/729 (14.1) 1.41 0.75–2.85 0.31
Intact 626/729 (85.9)
Difficulties at birth:
Yes 589/729 (80.8) 0.54 0.18–1.74 0.26
No 24/729 (3.3)
* Raw meat intake:
Yes 220/729 (30.2) 0.72 0.47–1.12 0.13
No 509/729 (69.8)
Age:
≤ 2 years old 232/729 (31.8) 1.20 0.77–1.91 0.45
> 2 years old 497/729 (68.2)
Access to street:
Yes 387/729 (53.1) 1.01 0.66–1.52 0.97
No 342/729 (46.9)
Hunting habit:
Yes 319/729 (43.8) 1.04 0.69–1.59 0.84
No 410/729 (56.2)
Presence of horses:
Yes 704/729 (96.6) 0.69 0.13–2.35 0.78
No 25/729 (3.4)
Presence of cattle:
Yes 726/729 (99.6) **
No 3/729 (0.4)
Presence of opossums:
Yes 725/729 (99.5) **
No 4/729 (0.5)
* Presence of birds:
Yes 685/729 (94.0) 2.02 0.92–4.19 0.05
No 44/729 (6.0)
B: Final logistic regression model
adjusted-OR 95 CI adjusted-OR p-value (Wald test)
Presence of other dogs 0.52 0.35–0.78 0.001
Presence of accumulated dirt 0.61 0.39–0.96 0.028

p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.

*variables included in the logistic models.

** there was no sufficient expose and no expose to proceed the analysis.