Table 1.
Characteristics of dogs and their association with presence of antibodies against canine distemper virus isolate AG219 in Fisher’s exact test.
| Variable | Category | Number of Dogs Tested | Dogs with Pre- Vaccination Antibodies Against CDV 1 |
Univariate Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 2 | Odds Ratio | 95% CI 3 | ||||
| Age | <2 years | 7/97 | 5/7 | 0.018 | 26.8 | 1.2–1763.4 |
| 2 ≤ 9 years | 76/97 | 75/76 | Ref.value 4 | n. a. 5 | n. a. 5 | |
| >9 years | 14/97 | 12/14 | 0.062 | 11.9 | 0.6–742.6 | |
| Sex | Female | 57/97 | 55/57 | 0.401 | - | - |
| Male | 40/97 | 37/40 | ||||
| Weight | <10 kg | 16/97 | 15/16 | 0.511 | - | - |
| 10–20 kg | 23/97 | 23/23 | ||||
| 20–30 kg | 31/97 | 28/31 | ||||
| >30 kg | 27/97 | 26/27 | ||||
| Neutering status | Intact | 47/97 | 44/47 | 0.671 | - | - |
| Neutered | 50/97 | 48/50 | ||||
| Origin | Breeder | 33/97 | 32/33 | 0.641 | - | - |
| Private | 23/97 | 21/23 | ||||
| Shelter | 13/97 | 12/13 | ||||
| Humane society | 28/97 | 27/28 | ||||
| Environment | Urban | 56/97 | 54/56 | 0.647 | - | - |
| Rural | 41/97 | 38/41 | ||||
| Lifestyle | Family | 70/97 | 66/70 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Breeding | 9/97 | 9/9 | ||||
| Farm | 4/97 | 4/4 | ||||
| Utility | 14/97 | 13/14 | ||||
| History abroad | Yes | 65/97 | 62/65 | 1.000 | - | - |
| No | 32/97 | 30/32 | ||||
| Housing conditions | Other dogs/cats | 62/97 | 57/62 | 0.156 | - | - |
| No other dogs/cats | 35/97 | 35/35 | ||||
| Daily contact with other dogs | <2 | 20/97 | 20/20 | 0.079 | - | - |
| 3–5 | 58/97 | 56/58 | ||||
| >5 | 19/97 | 16/19 | ||||
| Time since last vaccination | 1–3 years | 77/97 | 73/77 | 0.203 | - | - |
| 3–4 years | 11/97 | 11/11 | ||||
| 4–5 years | 4/97 | 4/4 | ||||
| 5–7 years | 3/97 | 3/3 | ||||
| >7 years | 2/97 | 1/2 | ||||
| Complete vaccination series | Yes | 19/97 | 18/19 | 1.000 | - | - |
| No | 78/97 | 74/78 | ||||
1 CDV, canine distemper virus; 2 P, p-value; 3 CI, confidence interval; 4 Ref.value, reference value; 5 n. a., not applicable. Bold values indicate statistically significant differences.