Table 2.
Risk factors for urinary latrine problem in the home and associated data from a review of the literature.
| Risk factors | Study reference and population characteristics | Metric:OR (CI) | Significance | Analysis used to extract risk factor |
| Gender/neuter status | ||||
| Age of neutering | (39) (n = 126, 21 urinary latrine and 105 control cats at 6–13 weeks of age) | p > 0.05 | Cohort study, influence of the age of neutering on house soiling post adoption | |
| Intact female kittens | (39) | OR = 5.58(1.10–28.20) | p < 0.05 | Case-control comparison with neutered females kittens |
| Defecation outside the litter box | (40) (n = 60 latrine cats) | 25/56 (45%) | Case series prevalence (latrine only cases = 56/60) | |
| (1) (n = 30 latrine cats) | 11/30(36.7%) | Case series prevalence (cf 0/19 marking cats) | ||
| (39) | OR = 10.33(3.61–29.61) | p < 0.001 | Case-control comparison | |
| Medical-related conditions | ||||
| Lower urinary tract disease in the past | (1) | 10/30 (33%) OR = 1.40(0.39–5.00) | p = 0.604 | Case series prevalence comparison with marking cats |
| Social related | ||||
| Aggression to family members | (39) (n = 126 kittens, 27 urinary/fecal latrine problem, 99 controls) | 11/27 (41%) OR = 2.406(0.98–5.93) | p > 0.05 | Case-control comparison cases include cats with fecal latrine problem, controls = no latrine problem |
| Multi-cat household | (1) | OR = 0.38(0.09–1.60) | p = 0.175 | Case series prevalence comparison with marking cats |
| (39) (n = 21 latrine kittens) | p > 0.05 | Case control comparison with cats with no latrine issues |
OR (CI) = Odds ratio and 95% CI. Results in bold have been calculated by the current authors from the available data, rather than authors of the original study. Blank cells indicate data not available.