Table 3.
Significant canine facility and vector-related risk factor associations determined from analysis of data from 37 canine facility surveillance locations.
| Outcome variable | Risk factor (predictor variable) | Eta-squareda | Odds ratiob | Confidence interval for odds ratio | Risk factor designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of CPV cases (continuous data) | Fly numbers (continuous) | 0.021 | N/A | N/A | Vector |
| Canine facility design (binary) | 0.036 | Vector | |||
| Fly CPV status (binary) | 0.139 | Vector | |||
| Fly CPV status (binary) | Canine facility design (binary) | N/A | 19.7 | (2.7–136.01) | Canine facility |
| Fly numbers (continuous) | 1.004 | (0.996–1.012) | Canine facility | ||
The Eta-squared values are a measure of the association or effect size and are interpreted as follows: 2.1% of the variation in the number of CPV cases that can be explained by the variation in the number of flies captured, 3.6% of the variation in the number of CPV cases that can be explained by the variation in the canine facility design, and 13.9% of the variation in the number of CPV cases that can be explained by the variation in the fly CPV result.
The odds ratio values are interpreted as the odds of a fly CPV positive result at an open facility design. The odds of a fly testing positive for CPV at an open facility design is 19.17 times greater than a fly testing positive at a closed facility design. For every additional fly captured, the odds of a fly CPV positive result at an open facility design increases by 0.004 or 0.4%.