Table 2.
Associations between sex, species and field site and season, with Chlamydiales PCR prevalence, C. psittaci PCR prevalence and seroprevalence.
| Response | Predictor | χ2 | df | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydiales PCR prevalence (n = 117) | Sex | 1.956 | 1 | 0.162 |
| Species | 12.753 | 3 | 0.005* | |
| Field site | 0.242 | 1 | 0.623 | |
| Season | 5.372 | 3 | 0.146 | |
| C. psittaci PCR prevalence (n = 117) | Sex | 1.404 | 1 | 0.236 |
| Species | 0.827 | 3 | 0.843 | |
| Field site | 0.007 | 1 | 0.932 | |
| Season | 1.524 | 3 | 0.677 | |
| Seroprevalence (n = 108) | Sex | 0.869 | 1 | 0.351 |
| Species | 26.813 | 3 | < 0.001* | |
| Field site | 4.748 | 1 | 0.029* | |
| Season | 3.372 | 3 | 0.338 | |
| Sex * Field site | 4.161 | 1 | 0.041* |
*denotes significance (p < 0.05).