Table 1.
Blood type prevalence of AB blood group system in cats from regions of Northern (Lombardy) and Southern (Sicily) Italy.
| Variables | n Positive/n Tested (Percentage: 95% Confidence Interval) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Population | Northern Italy | Southern Italy | |||
| Blood type | A | 378/448 (84.4%: 76.0–93.3) |
212/233 (91.0%: 79.1–104.9) |
166/215 (77.2%: 65.9–89.8) |
0.0001 |
| B | 38/448 (8.5%: 6.0–11.6) |
12/233 (5.2%: 2.6–8.9) |
26/215 (12.1%: 7.9–17.7) |
0.0085 | |
| AB | 32/448 (7.1%: 4.8–10.0) |
9/233 (3.8%: 1.7–7.3) |
23/215 (10.7%: 6.7–16.0) |
0.0051 | |
Bold p values are statistically significant.