Table 1.
Proportion of contained worms by emergence order
| Proportion of contained worms | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total worms contained | Dogs with two worms | Dogs with three worms | Dogs with four worms | |||||||||||
| (n = 575) | (n = 251) | (n = 108) | ||||||||||||
| Worm sequence | N | (% contained) | n | (% contained) | χ2 | P-value | n | (% contained) | χ2 | P-value | n | (% contained) | χ2 | P-value |
| Worm 1 | 677 | (72.5) | 426 | (74.1) | – | – | 181 | (72.1) | – | – | 70 | (64.8) | – | – |
| Worm 2 | 769 | (82.3) | 474 | (82.4) | – | – | 206 | (82.1) | – | – | 89 | (82.4) | – | – |
| Worm 3 | 297 | (82.7) | NA | – | – | – | 205 | (81.7) | – | – | 92 | (85.2) | – | – |
| Worm 4 | 90 | (83.3) | NA | – | – | – | NA | – | – | – | 90 | (83.3) | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | 11.29 | < 0.001 | – | – | 9.49 | < 0.01 | – | – | 17.53 | < 0.001 | |
Among dogs with multiple worms, worms that emerged later in the sequence were significantly more likely to be contained. Bold indicates statistical significance.