Table 3.

Risk factor of abnormal feces in puppies evaluated by a hierarchical linear model (n = 215, 2009, France).

Variable levels	P value of overall variable	P value for each level	Estimate (lower estimate; upper estimate)
P. hominis	0.402
Negative			0.1 [-0.136; 0.336]
Positive
Kennel size	0.286
Small		0.118	–
Medium		0.467	0.198 [−0.051; −0.447]
Large			0.120 [−0.205; −0.445]
Canine coronavirus	0.835
Negative		–	–
Low		0.696	0.026 [−0.104; 0.155]
High		0.697	−0.066 [−0.402; 0.269]
Canine parvovirus	0.011
Negative		–	–
Low		0.9	−0.01 [−0.171; 0.150]
High		0.012	0.358 [0.08; 0.637]
Toxocara canis	0.987
Negative		–	–
Low		0.872	0.017 [−0.193; 0.227]
High		0.947	0.009 [−0.245; 0.263]
Cystoisospora ohioensis-complex	0.339
Negative
Low		–	–
High		0.251	−0.112 [−0.305; 0.08]
		0.866	0.017 [−0.186; 0.22]
Cystoisospora canis	0.923
Negative		–	–
Low		0.69	−0.06 [−0.357; 0.237]
High		0.84	−0.033 [−0.352; 0.287]
Giardia intestinalis	0.633
Negative		–	–
Low		0.384	0.08 [−0.101; 0.26]
High		0.964	0.004 [−0.203; 0.212]